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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Light Metro Rail, a major infrastructure project for the development of the capital, is stuck in the red tape with the Finance Department yet to give a final approval for the revised Detailed Project Report (DPR). The DPR was submitted by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) as per the new metro policy last December. Though the DMRC has withdrawn from the project, the state government proceeded with it finding new consultants. But, the tender process to identify a new consultant has not yet begun leaving the project in a complete deadlock. The Finance Department is sitting over the file for the past nine months sources said. As per the new policy, it’s the respective state governments that should submit the request for approval. Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation Ltd (KRTL), the Special Purpose Vehicle formed by the state government for the implementation of Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode Light Metro projects, has been entrusted with the...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: State will soon submit the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode Light Metro projects to the Center . In accordance with the new railway policy of the Union metro, the necessary amendments were introduced in the previous DPR. The Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, has informed the Assembly that the previous DPR presented for approval before the Center in 2015, is being revised based on the new railway policy of the metro in 2017. “Once the necessary verifications are completed, the project report will be presented before the Government of the Union for approval, “Pinarayi said in a written response to the questions of K Muraleedharan, KS Sabarinathan, VS Sivakumar and M Vincent. According to the new policy, it is the respective state governments that must send the approval request. Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation Ltd (KRTL), the special purpose vehicle formed by the state government for the implementation of the Thiruvanan...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: State will soon submit the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode Light Metro projects to the Center . In accordance with the new railway policy of the Union metro, the necessary amendments were introduced in the previous DPR. The Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, has informed the Assembly that the previous DPR presented for approval before the Center in 2015, is being revised based on the new railway policy of the metro in 2017. “Once the necessary verifications are completed, the project report will be presented before the Government of the Union for approval, “Pinarayi said in a written response to the questions of K Muraleedharan, KS Sabarinathan, VS Sivakumar and M Vincent. According to the new policy, it is the respective state governments that must send the approval request. Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation Ltd (KRTL), the special purpose vehicle formed by the state government for the implementation of the Thiruvanan...