Thiruvananthapuram: After years of dilly dallying, the state govt has made up our minds to finish up Kerala High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (KHRC), in any case. This has put an finish to the multi-crore rail mission which was anticipated to connect Kasaragod and Thiruvananthapuram in two hours. So some distance, around Rs 25 crore has long past down the drains for preparatory works.
A corporation to put into effect high-speed rail corridor connecting the north and south of the state was formed in 2009. The govt made up our minds to scrap KHRC after Railways and Kerala rail building corporation made up our minds to provide priority to the semi-high speed rail mission.
Around Rs 1.2 lakh crore was estimated to be the cost of the mission. The mission has invited criticism initially itself because it was discovered to be unviable due to excessive mission cost. Opposition additionally won momentum in several portions of the state when survey works for the mission began. The 430km mission envisaged to connect north and south of the state in around 120 minutes. The high-speed rail was anticipated to connect Thiruvananthapuram to Kochi in just 45 minutes.
Of the Rs 25 crore spent up to now, Rs 17 crore was paid to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Ltd for the preparation of the detailed mission document. It had submitted pre-feasibility document of the mission. The DMRC, alternatively, is yet to put up the DPR.
KHRC was headed by former bureaucrat T Balakrishnan. He mentioned that KHRC was neatly knowledgeable concerning the plans to finish up after discussions began on semi-high speed mission. “The semi-high-speed mission is more possible,” he mentioned.
The semi-high-speed rail can be implemented by Kerala rail building corporation, which is a three way partnership of Railways and state govt. The estimated cost of semi-high speed rail is Rs 46,769 crore. Under the brand new mission, third and fourth traces are planned to be built alongside the existing railway line between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod, which is extremely saturated. The moderate speed conceivable in the existing railway traces is limited to 45 kmph due to sharp curves and outdated alignment. The new traces are planned as immediately alignment to suit semi-high speed of 180 kmph.
A corporation to put into effect high-speed rail corridor connecting the north and south of the state was formed in 2009. The govt made up our minds to scrap KHRC after Railways and Kerala rail building corporation made up our minds to provide priority to the semi-high speed rail mission.
Around Rs 1.2 lakh crore was estimated to be the cost of the mission. The mission has invited criticism initially itself because it was discovered to be unviable due to excessive mission cost. Opposition additionally won momentum in several portions of the state when survey works for the mission began. The 430km mission envisaged to connect north and south of the state in around 120 minutes. The high-speed rail was anticipated to connect Thiruvananthapuram to Kochi in just 45 minutes.
Of the Rs 25 crore spent up to now, Rs 17 crore was paid to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Ltd for the preparation of the detailed mission document. It had submitted pre-feasibility document of the mission. The DMRC, alternatively, is yet to put up the DPR.
KHRC was headed by former bureaucrat T Balakrishnan. He mentioned that KHRC was neatly knowledgeable concerning the plans to finish up after discussions began on semi-high speed mission. “The semi-high-speed mission is more possible,” he mentioned.
The semi-high-speed rail can be implemented by Kerala rail building corporation, which is a three way partnership of Railways and state govt. The estimated cost of semi-high speed rail is Rs 46,769 crore. Under the brand new mission, third and fourth traces are planned to be built alongside the existing railway line between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod, which is extremely saturated. The moderate speed conceivable in the existing railway traces is limited to 45 kmph due to sharp curves and outdated alignment. The new traces are planned as immediately alignment to suit semi-high speed of 180 kmph.
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