Budget gives big infra push for NH development, Kochi Metro in Kerala
February 01, 2021
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The Finance Minister has announced allocation of ₹65,000 crore for development of 1,100 km of the national highway network in poll-bound Kerala. This includes the 600-km section of the Mumbai-Kanyakumari corridor.
Elections to the State Assembly are due in the next three to four months. Separately, she set apart ₹1,957 crore for the second phase of the Kochi Metro that envisages extension of services along a 11.5-km stretch to the satellite township of Kakkanad.
According to KMRL officials, the proposed network connects central city of Ernakulam to the Infopark, the largest IT hub of Kerala. The phase II will provide multi-model integration by connecting the metro alignment with bus system, water transport ferry, and public bycycle. The Phase-II metro corridor will integrate with water metro at Kakkanad Jetty and at Infopark Jetty.