Projected cost for Kozhikode Light Metro is Rs 27.73 bn

05 Sep 2022 CW Team

Loknath Behera, Managing Director of Kochi Metro Rail (KMRL), announced that the Kozhikode Light Metro Project will be finished on budget and on schedule. He expressed his gratitude to the government for selecting KMRL to carry out the project.

On the basis of the mobility plan, the DPR will be created. After undertaking a feasibility assessment, KMRL intends to prepare the DPR within 8 months. To get permission, a fresh report needs to be delivered to the centre. Soon, a final choice will be made on the project.

The state government has contracted with KMRL to complete related construction projects, such as bridge construction.

According to the 2017 DPR revision, the Kozhikode Light Metro will travel 13.3 km from the Govt Medical College to Meenchanda.

Rs 27.73 billion were been aside by KMRL for the project. The entire skywalk will be built on pillars. 14 stations would be built in total, including ones at the Medical College, Chevayoor, Thondayad, Kottooli, New Bus Stand, KSRTC, Mananchira, Palayam, Railway Station, Pushpa Junction, Kallayi, Panniyankara, Vattakinar, and Meenchanda.

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