Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone and inaugurated various projects of Kochi Metro and Indian Railways. 4,500 crores.
The first phase of the Kochi Metro Rail Project has been extended from Petta to SN Junction.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the total cost of the project is over 700 crores. Kochi Metro Rail Project It will be one of the most sustainable metro projects in the country and about 55 per cent of its energy needs will be met by solar energy.
On the implementation of the Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority in Kochi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that this authority will work to integrate all modes of transport like metro, bus, waterways etc.
“With this model of multimodal connectivity, the city of Kochi will have three direct benefits. This will reduce the travel time of the people of the city, reduce the traffic on the roads and reduce the pollution in the city. India has taken a huge resolution of net zero to protect the environment, it will also help in that. This will reduce the carbon footprint”, the Prime Minister said.
In addition, a 27-km double line of Indian Railways connecting the Kuruppanthara-Kottayam-Chingavanam sections was inaugurated by the Prime Minister. project cost 750 crores to complete.
With this, the entire stretch from Thiruvananthapuram to Mangaluru is now fully doubled, promising fast and seamless connectivity. Significantly, lakhs of devotees bound for Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa shrine can easily get down at Kottayam or Chengannur railway station in double section and proceed to Pamba by road.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated that over the last eight years, the Central Government has worked relentlessly to make Metro the most prominent mode of urban transport. He also said that the central government has expanded the metro to other big cities of the state, and it is not limited to the capital only.
The Prime Minister remarked that the first metro in our country ran about 40 years ago and in the next 30 years, only 250 km of metro routes were added.
Emphasizing on the work done in the last 8 years, PM Modi said, “More than 500 km of metro routes have been laid in the country and work on new routes of more than 1000 km is being done at a fast pace.
“We are completely transforming the Indian Railways. Today, railway stations in the country are also being developed like airports.
Prime Minister Modi also inaugurated special train services between Kottayam-Ernakulam and Kollam-Punalur and dedicated to the nation the newly electrified section between Kollam and Punalur, which was completed at a cost of Rs. 76 crore and will promote eco-tourism besides serving as a faster and more cost-effective means of transport through the picturesque route.
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