Sreedharan Heads Kochi Metro Rail Project Phase 1

Sreedharan to Head Kochi Metro Rail Project 

Amidst a lot of controversies regarding the sanction of the kochi Metro Rail project to Delhi metro rail corporation, kerala chief minister Oomen Chandy has handed over the project to K. Sreedharan former head of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. 

Kerala had asked sreedharan to take over many other developmental projects like the high speed rail corridor and other construction works. 

Sredharan had claimed that he will be able to complete the Kochi Metro rail project in 3 years time. He has expertise in building the Delhi metro rail project on his side and is considered to be a pioneer in this field.

The Kochi metro rail project will be a joint venture between the kerala government and the central government.the project will get the cabinet approval from the last week of January and will start rolling soon.

The project will be completed in 3 phases 

Phase I

The Kochi Metro Rail Corporation in its first phase will cover a clear cut route from Aluva to Pettah covering around  25 km. The number of stations that has been decided are as follows. there will be 23 stations.:

1. Aluva
2. Pulinchodu
3. Companypady
4. Ambattukavu
5. Muttom
6. Apollo Tyres
7. Jacobite Church
8. Kalamassery
9. Pathadipalam
10. Edapally Junction
11. Edapally Station
12. Palarivattom
13. Nehru Stadium
14. Kaloor
15. Lisie Hospital
16. Madhava Pharmacy
17. Maharajas College
18. Ernakulam Junction South
19. GCDA, Kadavanthra
20. Elamkulam
21. Vytilla
22. Thaikoodam
23. Pettah

Phase 2

The second phase of the kochi metro project will consider the possibility of adding the services to Ernakulam Boat Jetty via High Court Junction.the study is yet to be conducted and will begin only after the successful completion of phase 1 project.

Phase 3

This will be an extension from Aluva to the Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery.
All the phases will have proposed  route lengths of around 8 kilometres and the total cost estimated is above 5,000 crores.

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Kochi metro rail project: Will it Come Soon?

Kochi metro rail project: Will it Come Soon?

kochi metro rail project has been taking the state on a roll these days.The Delhi model of metro rail project that is going to be built in Cochin was earlier said to be another initiative of the Delhi metro rail corporation. But the tough stand issued by Kerala regarding the issue has produced many problems.

What seems to work for the Delhi corporation is their experience in building such a project successfully.with this experience it was aimed at building the Kochi metro rail project at a very fast pace finishing the construction soon.

But the Kochi metro rail limited has now issued statements saying that they will be able to complete the project with out any help from the Delhi metro rail corporation. The points that they are pointing out is that if DMRC do this project, the engineers in the state will not be able to gain the required experience required for further maintenance.Though it is not a good idea to wait for the Delhi officials to arrive from Delhi to Cochin to solve any technical problem later, a solution could have been reached after discussions allowing the inclusion of Kerala engineers into the team of the project.

Kochi metro rail limited might be able to do the project on its own. But the point is how fast they can do it.As every day the project is delayed will cause the kerala government a heavy financial loss. Add to this the ever increasing traffic problems in the city.Hope that the project takes off soon...........

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