Kerala FM Balagopal hopes Centres approvals come at the earliest for K-Rail proj
New Delhi Dec 30 PTI Amidst various political parties opposing the proposed K-Rail project in the state Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal on Thursday said the state government takes people into confidence for all projects and hoped that the Centres clearances for K-Rail initiative will come at the earliest The ambitious K-Rail project also known as the SilverLine project is expected to reduce the travel time between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod to around four hours and is estimated to cost more than Rs 60000 crore However various political parties in the state are opposing the project citing various issues including environmental concerns Kerala in a memorandum submitted to the Centre at the pre-Budget meeting of state finance ministers with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday also requested support for innovative projects like the semi high-speed rail Silverline project by expediting requisite approvals from the Government of India To a query about oppositon to K-Rail project Balagopal at a media briefing here said the LDF government takes people into confidence for all projects We will take up the project with cooperation of people it is an important project he said and hoped to get approvals from the Centre at the earliest When there is political opposition within the state there is a possibility of it impacting a positive development he said Opposition parties in Kerala including the Congress and the BJP have raised objections to the project In October Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the state assembly that approval for the SilverLine project was in the final stages PTI RAM MR MR
New Delhi Dec 30 PTI Amidst various political parties opposing the proposed K-Rail project in the state Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal on Thursday said the state government takes people into confidence for all projects and hoped that the Centres clearances for K-Rail initiative will come at the earliest The ambitious K-Rail project also known as the SilverLine project is expected to reduce the travel time between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod to around four hours and is estimated to cost more than Rs 60000 crore However various political parties in the state are opposing the project citing various issues including environmental concerns Kerala in a memorandum submitted to the Centre at the pre-Budget meeting of state finance ministers with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday also requested support for innovative projects like the semi high-speed rail Silverline project by expediting requisite approvals from the Government of India To a query about oppositon to K-Rail project Balagopal at a media briefing here said the LDF government takes people into confidence for all projects We will take up the project with cooperation of people it is an important project he said and hoped to get approvals from the Centre at the earliest When there is political opposition within the state there is a possibility of it impacting a positive development he said Opposition parties in Kerala including the Congress and the BJP have raised objections to the project In October Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the state assembly that approval for the SilverLine project was in the final stages PTI RAM MR MR
