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Reviving hopes of a high-speed obstruction task successful the State , technocrat E. Sreedharan met Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan present connected Friday.
Although the State has not issued immoderate connection successful this regard, the State authorities was keen connected a connection for the high-speed obstruction project. A study connected the connection was handed implicit to the Chief Minister by Mr. Sreedharan, according to sources.
The State authorities besides sought 2 weeks’ clip to survey the connection and decided to clasp further consultations earlier taking a last telephone connected the proposal.
The connection submitted by Mr. Sreedharan arsenic an alternate to the de-notified semi-high-speed obstruction task (SilverLine) demands lone minimal onshore acquisition arsenic the task is chiefly conceived connected pillars and tunnels alternatively of the embankment exemplary suggested by the SilverLine.
Since the connection envisages giving the onshore backmost to the landowners erstwhile the pillars are built, the caller United Democratic Front (UDF) authorities has a favourable stance connected the project, according to sources.
According to the study prepared by Mr. Sreedharan, astir 70% of the corridor would beryllium elevated, with different 20% moving underground.
The ₹1-lakh-crore task would besides link 4 airports, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Karipur, and Kannur, successful the State with trains operating astatine speeds of up to 200 kmph connected the corridor. Travel clip from Thiruvananthapuram to Kochi would beryllium astir 1 hr and 20 minutes, portion Kozhikode could beryllium reached successful two-and-a-half hours and Kannur successful 3 hours and 15 minutes.
