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Ashwini Vaishnaw was in the state to conduct an inspection to review the railway infrastructure, including the Amrit Bharat and ongoing station redevelopment projects.
Kerala had expressed its consent to fund half of Sabari Rail project but it has not done so on record.
Curiously, Infopark is facing an acute space crunch even as 36 acres of land lies disused adjacent to it.
The Railway Board wants the Southern Railway to once again sit with KRDCL officials and thrash out the issues related to the semi high speed corridor.
The CM said the current hold-up in implementing the project is due to the delay in receiving the Centre's approval for the same.
Political wrangling over new train intensifies; can't use the new train to sell griddle cake, CPM leader adds
The reply given by the Union minister in the Parliament in this regard is yet another red flag for Kerala's railway development dreams, said Pinarayi Vijayan.
Though funds were requested several times for the two bridges being constructed by K-Rail, which is the agency executing the SilverLine project, no funds have been released.
The government’s statement that it has not dropped the SilverLine project even after all activities related to it have been stopped, is causing disquiet among the owners.
The order further states that fresh social impact assessment (SIA) activities will begin only after the Centre gives its nod for the project.
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