From The Hindu · The Hindu Bureau · · 1m 30s
Kerala seeks to revive stalled Sabari rail project
Chief Minister says state will use its 50% funding share to restart the long-delayed railway line while pressing the centre for its contribution.
In brief
Chief Minister says state will use its 50% funding share to restart the long-delayed railway line while pressing the centre for its contribution. Kerala's Chief Minister says the state will use its 50% share to revive the stalled Sabari rail project, asking the centre to provide its matching contribution. Originally…
Kerala revives stalled rail project
Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan says the government is making efforts to resume the long-pending Sabari rail project by utilising its fifty percent share.
Railways sets condition on state funds
The Railways told the government that establishment charges for land acquisition units must come from the state's share, and asked for details of annual expenses.
State requests centre's matching share
The Chief Minister said the government requested the Union Minister for Railways to provide the Railways' share in addition to the state's contribution.
Project costs three thousand eight hundred crore
The estimated cost of land acquisition is one thousand three hundred sixty-one crore rupees and total project cost is three thousand eight hundred crore rupees, based on twenty twenty-three estimates.
Partial work already completed
Land acquisition for an eight-kilometre stretch was completed in the initial phase. Construction on the seven-kilometre Angamaly-Kalady stretch and a bridge was also completed several years ago.
State allocates nineteen hundred crore
The state government issued an order allocating one thousand nine hundred crore rupees for the project from the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board.
The bottom line
Kerala's Chief Minister says the state will use its 50% share to revive the stalled Sabari rail project, asking the centre to provide its matching contribution.
