Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday over the state’s flagship project SilverLine. The development comes amid the protests against the project rising in the state.
The meeting is crucial for the state government and it is likely that the Chief Minister may attempt to clear away all the hindrances in the realisation of the K-Rail initiative.
The K-Rail SilverLine is an ambitious project of the state government that aims to cut the travel time between the north and south ends of the state to four hours from 10-12 hours.
The 530-km stretch from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod would be developed by K-Rail — a joint venture of the Kerala government and the Railway Ministry. Starting from the State capital, SilverLine trains would have stoppages at Kollam, Chengannur, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Tirur, Kozhikode and Kannur before reaching Kasaragod.
