Kochi Metro preparing detailed plan for two cities
RAILWAYS & METRO RAIL

Kochi Metro preparing detailed plan for two cities

Kochi Metro Rail (KMRL) will prepare a comprehensive transport plan for the metro projects in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode. The Urban Mass Transit Company (UMTC) has been tasked with preparing the project, which includes assessing suitable metro systems for these cities.

A detailed project report will be prepared upon the submission of a comprehensive transport plan by March. Meanwhile, authorities will begin the preparatory work for metro projects, including issuing a tender for flyover construction at Sreekaryam.

KMRL Managing Director Loknath Behra has sought the support of the district administration and mayors of both cities for the project. The metro system suited for a city is identified based on the number of passengers. Earlier, it was suggested that Metro Neo or Metrolite projects should be implemented in Kozhikode since a conventional metro project would cost around Rs 2 billion per kilometre. The cost of Light Metro has been estimated at Rs 1.50 billion per km and Metro Neo at Rs 600 million.

Kochi Metro Rail (KMRL) will prepare a comprehensive transport plan for the metro projects in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode. The Urban Mass Transit Company (UMTC) has been tasked with preparing the project, which includes assessing suitable metro systems for these cities. A detailed project report will be prepared upon the submission of a comprehensive transport plan by March. Meanwhile, authorities will begin the preparatory work for metro projects, including issuing a tender for flyover construction at Sreekaryam. KMRL Managing Director Loknath Behra has sought the support of the district administration and mayors of both cities for the project. The metro system suited for a city is identified based on the number of passengers. Earlier, it was suggested that Metro Neo or Metrolite projects should be implemented in Kozhikode since a conventional metro project would cost around Rs 2 billion per kilometre. The cost of Light Metro has been estimated at Rs 1.50 billion per km and Metro Neo at Rs 600 million.

Next Story
Infrastructure Energy

Indian Airports Shift to Green Energy with Solar Power

India is leading a solar revolution in aviation, with more than forty-four airports operating fully on renewable energy as of mid-2023. Over one hundred and twenty airports are expected to become carbon-neutral by 2025, marking a major shift in sustainable infrastructure.The movement began with Cochin International Airport, the world’s first fully solar-powered airport in 2015. Its solar farm has grown from twelve megawatts to fifty megawatts, producing over seventy million units annually and offsetting more than 1.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. This success has inspired similar initiat..

Next Story
Real Estate

ED Searches 13 Locations Linked to Illegal Buildings in Vasai

The Mumbai Enforcement Directorate (ED) searched thirteen locations in Vasai and Virar linked to builders involved in constructing 41 illegal buildings on a 60-acre plot earmarked for public projects. These premises were connected to those responsible for unauthorised constructions in the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) area.The 41 illegal buildings were demolished by VVMC over twenty-two days earlier this year following Bombay High Court orders. The ED’s probe began after multiple first information reports by the Mira-Bhayandar police related to the illegal constructions.The ED fou..

Next Story
Real Estate

RERA Orders Builder to Refund Buyers for Project Delay in Telangana

The Telangana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TGRERA) has ordered R Homes Realtors Global LLP to refund six buyers for delays in completing a residential project at Beeramguda. The buyers had booked flats in Jai Vasavi’s ORR Heights in 2021, paying over Rs eight million.The builder promised construction would start by January 2022 and flats would be handed over within thirty months of approvals. However, even after more than two years, only initial digging work was done. The builder changed building plans from five floors to nine without informing buyers or obtaining consent.RERA found tha..

Advertisement

Advertisement

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Get daily newsletters around different themes from Construction world.

STAY CONNECTED

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Talk to us?