'Metroman' Gives Inputs to Suburban Rail Project
Published: 14th June 2014 09:50 AM | Last Updated: 14th June 2014 09:52 AM | A+A A-
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: ‘Metroman’ E Sreedharan on Friday gave vital technical inputs to the proposed suburban railway service in the state, the detailed project report of which has been prepared by the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) Ltd.
The inputs were given during a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary E K Bharat Bhushan on Friday in which high-level officials of MRVC, Railways and the government participated.
“The MRVC had submitted the DPR for the suburban rail project.
“However, some technical issues needed to be ironed out. The meeting was held to seek Sreedharan’s comments on the projects on technology and processes,” said Sunil Bajpai, Divisional Railway Manager, here.
“The MRVC has been asked to incorporate Sreedharan’s views and modify the project report accordingly,” a top government official said.
The suburban rail corridor has been proposed in the Thiruvananthapuram-Haripad and Thiruvananthapuram-Chengannur routes.
A Special Purpose Vehicle, with a 50:50 equity participation of the state and the Railways, has been floated for the project which is expected to cost around Rs 3,500 crore.