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Taking into relationship the phenomenal request for Water Metro ferries from the metropolis to Fort Kochi and Mattancherry, Kochi Water Metro Limited (KWML) is readying plans to widen its work to Thopumpady and Edakochi by 2027.
Efforts are present connected to interval tenders to conception terminals astatine the 2 locales. It would instrumentality astir a twelvemonth aft the tenders are awarded, for the terminals to beryllium ready, said Sajan John, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of KWML.
“In each probability, the ferries would run connected the High Court-Mattancherry-Thopumpady-Edakochi way and back. A 2nd route, done the ‘inner channel’, would beryllium the High Court-Thevara-Kumbalam agelong and back,” helium added.
The connection to found a Water Metro terminal astatine Thevara is, successful the meantime, caught successful uncertainty, since the KSRTC reportedly sought higher compensation for the onshore that it owns successful the area. A authorities determination is awaited connected the matter, it is learnt.
In the contiguous future, Water Metro ferries would beryllium extended from the High Court terminal to Kadamakudy, opening from February oregon March, sources said. For this, a floating pontoon to berth the ferries would beryllium installed astatine the tourer locale successful January. The services to newer routes volition beryllium operated successful tandem with the Cochin Shipyard handing implicit the last batch of the 5 ferries that are pending. The KWML had placed bid for a full of 25 ferries.
