Kochi Metro Rail

A meeting will be convened in Delhi to discuss various matters related to metro rail to make it a reality. Central Planning Commission with the State Government convenes the meeting. M. Ramachandran, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development; P.J. Thomas, Chief Secretary to the State Government; K. R. Jyothilal, State Transport Secretary and District Collector Dr. M. Beena are among those who will attend today’s meeting.
The meeting has given rise to fresh hopes about the project that had been facing difficulties due to the protest of traders against the alignment of the metro rail within the city.
The rail that is being looked upon as a solution to the transportation and traffic woes of the city, is of 25.5 km length will connect Aluva with Petta, near Thripunithura.
The meeting, it is believed, would result in an in-principal approval for the project, which had been before the Planning commission for sometime now. This would serve as an incentive to the State to go ahead with the metro rail project.
The approval of Planning Commission is required to get sanction for the project from the Union Cabinet. Then, the State government and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, the implementing agency for the project, can jointly form the Kochi Metro Rail Corporation and go ahead with the work.