Kerala Metro: Kerala Metro to Submit Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode Light Metro projects soon
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...