KOCHI: The dream IT project of Kochi, the Smart City, may soon get metro rail connectivity. The state government has decided to extend the alignment of Kochi Metro Rail to the proposed Smart City site.The authorities will soon start the study for foxing the alignment for the new route. “We have decided to extend the alignment. It will be fixed without much delay,” said Minister Aryadan Mohammed who is in charge of the Railways in the state. According to the existing plan, the metro rail starting from Nedumbassery will end at Petta in Tripunithura. The authorities are exploring the possibilities of two routes. The first proposal is to extend the metro rail line to InfoPark at Kakkanad from Petta. The second option is to provide a connecting line from Petta to Kalamassery so that the trains will run in a circular route around the city. “We have to conduct studies about extending the project to Kakkanad. The study will start after getting the directive from the state government,” an official with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said. Last month, clearing the roadblock for the Kochi Metro Rail, the state government decided to start the project as a joint venture with the Union Government. But the Union Government is yet to give its final nod for the project. The state government has already allotted Rs 158 crore for the preparatory projects. The widening of various byroads, constructing flyovers at certain points and reconstruction of North Railway Overbridge are the main preparatory works.
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