Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday slammed the K-rail for installing boundary stones with its name across the state as part of the SilverLine survey.
"Has the division bench given permission for planting survey stones," Justice Devan Ramachandran asked.
The court cannot ignore the sentiments of the general public, he added.
The case will be considered again on Wednesday.
The SilverLine rail project of the Left government has been witnessing widespread protests across Kerala. The survey for the semi-high speed rail project was suspended at several districts in the past week following the uprootong of survey stones by protesters.
The Left government is going forward with the SilverLine project which it had promised to the people in its election manifesto despite opposition and the CPI(M) and the government has said that the worries of those who may be affected would be heard.
The SilverLine project would cover a 530-kilometre stretch from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod and be developed by K-Rail, a joint venture of the Kerala government and the Ministry of Railways. The semi- high-speed rail line would have 11 stations at an estimated cost of around Rs. 64,000 crore.
The project aims to ease transportation along the entire north south of Kerala and reduce the travel time to less than four hours as against 12-14 hours.
