First Phase Alignment of Thiruvananthapuram Metro Rail Approved

First phase alignment of Thiruvananthapuram metro rail approved

Panel finds revised alignment from Pappanamcode to Eenchakkal adhering to Central directive by effectively covering the Thiruvananthapuram North railway station and the airport. Following this, State government accords in-principle approval for the alignment after a detailed scrutiny

Metro rail plan in Thiruvananthapuram triggers political row, Cong calls it election stunt

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s announcement unveiling the alignment of the first phase of the Thiruvananthapuram Metro Rail project has triggered a political storm, with senior Congress leader K. Muraleedharan terming it an “election stunt” ahead of the local body polls. Vijayan, in a social media post on Friday, described the project as a “landmark step in reshaping Kerala’s capital for the f…