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Kerala To Free Kochi Of Slums To Put In Place An Integrated Transport System
KMRL has been entrusted to built the Water Metro project (Pic: Twitter)
The Kerala government has decided to remove encroachments along the banks of canals in Kochi in a bid to implement canal development projects, reports The Times of India.
The Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has been appointed as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for executing the plan for integrated urban regeneration and water transport system.
The government will spend around Rs 500 crore for rehabilitating them, which would result in freeing up 80 acres in the heart of the city and is reportedly worth Rs 2,000 crore. Three hundred families will be rehabilitated in the first phase. The government officials have, however, been quite cautious while removing the encroachments.
However, local officials have hinted at the need to pull down concrete structures and plug outlets carrying wastes to the canals, to make them fit for navigation. Creation of navigable waterways is significant for Kochi Water Metro project, said KMRL Managing Director Mohammed Hanish.
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