kozhikode the city corporation authorities have been inviting the wrath of the public for not taking steps to repair the airconditioner at the tagore centenary hall which has not been functioning for the past one and half years puthussery viswanathan secretary residents apex council of kozhikode rack said that the civic body should decrease the hall rent till the completion of repair of the airconditioner the civic body is still levying the same rent despite the irregular functioning of the air conditioner which is not fair he said the civic body can easily provide kandamkulam jubilee hall for the marriage functions and other functions after renovating it as the dearth of halls are a major issue in the city he said it was in the mid 2013 the civic body increased the rent of tagore centenary hall to rs 41829 from rs 20378 for marriage functions reception and ticketbased programmes inclusive of all taxes the civic body also levied rs 7500 as deposit and electricity charges the rent for the programmes organized by the political parties is rs 18105 to conduct a full day programme and rs 9889 for a half day programme the rent for the art and cultural events is rs 27469 for a full day and rs 12735 for halfday