Kochi Metro Rail Ltd
In an evident attempt to speed up the Kochi Metro work, the state government has efforts underway to ensure that the land required for the project is acquired in the next one month or so. With the owners of the project having directly issued guidelines – without the administrative sanction of the government -for the [...] Continue Reading »
The Kochi Corporation has directed Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) to execute civic jobs or to adequately compensate the civic body for the land which is being acquired for the Metro project. Expressing its grouse about the allegedly inadequate compensation for the civic body’s land, the corporation said that it is willing to give land [...] Continue Reading »
The government order issued last week lacks clarity on the procedures to be adopted while purchasing land. Also there is confusion whether the registration fee and stamp duty will be waived off. Due to this, the revenue officials are unable to start procedures to acquire the remaining land required for the Metro project. Amid criticism [...] Continue Reading »
The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) denied the possibility of acquiring more land for construction of Operation Control Centre (OCC) at Muttom. The Metro agency mentioned that the facility would come in focus at the site identified for Kochi Metro’s coach maintenance yard at Muttom. KMRL spokesperson says that the design of the maintenance yard has [...] Continue Reading »
The French financial agency Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has signed a project agreement with Kochi Metro Rail Ltd for a €180 million long-term loan for the Kochi Metro Phase-1 project. The agreement was signed by Anne Paugam, Chief Executive Officer of the French Development Agency and Elias George, Managing Director of Kochi Metro Rail [...] Continue Reading »
Kochi- The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) is likely to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) in order to resolve their differences of opinion and thus facilitate the construction of the Metro in the city. Meanwhile, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is considering plans to finalise [...] Continue Reading »
Kochi- Land acquisition for Thammanam-Pullepady road widening project seems to start shortly with the Kochi Corporation planning to issue the preliminary notification. Revenue department has been issued directions to speed up procedures for issuing a preliminary or 4 (1) notification. The project requires around 20 acres of land for road widening as well as rehabilitation [...] Continue Reading »
Kochi- Now the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has taken charge of Kochi metro, it started inviting tenders within few days of the formal announcement. Now DMRC is trying to get land on lease to set up casting yards in and around the city. If the land is available on time, contractors can start their [...] Continue Reading »
Kochi- Although the project work of Kochi metro is handed over to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the documents say a different story. According to the documents, the role of the DMRC in handholding the metro will only be ornamental. The fate of Kochi metro was decided jointly by Federal Minister for Urban Development, the Delhi government [...] Continue Reading »
Kochi- The project work of Kochi metro will now be handed over to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). This elevated metro rail covers 25km distance from Alwaye to Petta with 22 stations. On January 8, 2013, Federal Minister for Urban Development took this decision jointly with the Delhi government and the DMRC. A high level meeting was [...] Continue Reading »
