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Tuesday, Jul 8, 2025
Rahul is in Thiruvananthapuram as part of 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' that started a few days ago.
Experts are viewing this likely extension to Mangaluru as a political move to win the Centre's nod for the project by disguising it as an inter-state development plan rather than one just confined to Kerala's borders.
The K-Rail report, submitted to the Railway Board after completing the survey to assess how much railway land is required for the project, has found that in nine districts, a total of 108 hectares of land is needed in 189.6-kilometer length.
The Kerala chief minister did not mention the controversial project while he addressed the PM during the inauguration of the Kochi Metro phase II event.
The government informed the court that it has stopped the socio-impact assessment.
He said the project was necessary for the state's development and that high-speed trains cannot be run on the existing tracks according to experts.
The issues they wanted to take up with the Railway Ministry were regarding the Nemom terminal and the development of the Thiruvananthapuram and Kochuveli railway stations.
One of the recommendations is to run the trains at a speed of 130 km per hour through the State.
The government is in a dilemma over whether to continue with the survey without getting a final nod from the Union Government.
Justice Ramachandran asked the government to appraise it about the social impact study and the geo-tagging related to the project.
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