New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday supported the execution of the Kochi Metro Rail Project Phase-II from the JLN Stadium to Infopark by means of Kakkanad, a stretch of 11.17 km with 11 stations, at an expense of Rs 1,957.05 crore.
The public authority said that the preliminary works for Phase-II, including enlarging of the Seaport Airport Road, are advancing great.
The Phase-I An of the venture from Aluva to Petta, covering a stretch of 25.6 km with 22 stations at an expected expense of Rs 5,181.79 crore, is finished at this point. The undertaking is being executed as a state area project. As of now, all development exercises connected with the task are finished and it is prepared for introduction.
The Phase-I B of the venture of 1.2 km from SN Junction to Thripunithura Terminal is under development as a state area project.
Kochi is the most thickly populated city in Kerala and is important for a lengthy metropolitan district, which is the biggest metropolitan agglomeration in the state.
The Kochi metropolitan region had an expected populace of 25.8 lakh in 2021, as would be considered normal to ascend to 33.12 lakh by 2031.
