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30 Jan, 07
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| Smart Guy
| Posted Date: 1/30/2007 8:37 AM
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30 Jan 2007: State govt likely to shelve Cochin Metro Rail project
The search for a Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTPS) for Kerala’s booming commercial capital of Cochin is back to square one with the state government planning to shelve the metro rail project. The government had earlier dropped the skybus project mooted by the Konkan Railway Corporation (KRC) following doubts over its technical viability.
The government felt that the sky bus was not immediately possible as it was based on a new technology that was not experimented anywhere in the world. The objections to the metro rail has come from the State Planning Board, which felt that the project costing around Rs23 billion would not be financially viable. A full meeting of the board held here last week has asked the government to look for other alternative systems of mass transport.
Planning Board vice-chairman Prof Prabhat Patnaik said that it would not be possible for the government to take up the project as it would suck up resources that the state badly needs for developing other infrastructure.
More Reading: http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/January/subcontinent_January1003.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=
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| Smart Guy
| Posted Date: 2/19/2007 11:17 PM
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19 Feb 2007: V S Achuthanandan visits Delhi Metro
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Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan visited the Delhi Metro on Monday and said the Kochi Metro Rail Project would be completed within four years and the mode of management would be decide upon after examining all options.
The Chief Minister, who travelled in the Metro from Central Secretariat and back, was accompanied by E. Sreedharan, Managing Director of the DMRC. The journey that lasted an hour-and-a-half passed through Rajiv Chowk, Karol Bagh and Chawri Bazaar.
Speaking to mediapersons, Mr. Achuthanandan said all opposition to the Kochi Metro Project would be firmly dealt with.
Reiterating the benefits of having the Metro in Kochi, he said, it would reduce travelling time and allow commuters to escape traffic jams.
He said while the State would rely on the expertise and experience of Mr. Sreedharan, funds for the construction would be sought from the Centre. Mr. Achuthanandan also said that introduction of suburban trains in Kochi, Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram were on the agenda and discussions with the railway authorities were under way.
More Reading: http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/20/stories/2007022011900400.htm
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| Smart Guy
| Posted Date: 2/28/2007 10:35 PM
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28 Feb 2007: Cabinet nod for Kochi Metro rail
The Kerala Cabinet gave its approval to the proposal to develop a metrol rail for Kochi, the states commercial hub.It also appointed Gopinathan Nair, former Additional GM, Southern Railway, as Special Officer for the project, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan told reporters here after the cabinet meeting.
More Reading: http://www.kaumudi.com/
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