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Saturday, Jun 7, 2025
People continued to protest at Nattassery in Kottayam and Mamala in Ernakulam as K-Rail and revenue officials tried to plant marker stones in the plots falling in the proposed alignment for the mega project.
Once completed, the inland waterway will provide a cost-effective and environment-friendly mode of transport, connecting Thiruvananthapuram in the south with Kasaragod in the north.
Pinarayi Vijayan was among those who took part in the meeting, which was presided over by general secretary Sitaram Yechury.
When the DPR was submitted for clearance in November 2020, the NITI Aayog had raised doubt whether the project would cost Rs.1.25 lakh crore.
These are areas where the alignment of the SilverLine has been proposed to run parallel to the existing railway line.
K-Rail authorities said that SYSTRA, the agency which prepared the DPR, dealt with transportation sector and was no expert in financial matters.
Prakash Babu, the assistant state secretary of CPI, blamed government officials for the mess. 'Why are some officials displaying haste to implement the project? Their intentions are suspect,' he said.
Pinarayi claimed after the meeting that the PM was sympathetic to the state's demand for sanctioning the K-Rail project.
K-Rail Limited is maintaining that it has neither discussed nor given any direction about the manner in which markings are to be made as part of the survey.
The Left Democratic Front government in Kerala is now trying for the Centre's approval for the Detailed Project Report (DPR). Land acquistion will be possible only after the Centre approves the DPR.
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