Kerala to share cost of Sabarimala rail project
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Funds to be made available from KIIFB
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Funds to be made available from KIIFB The Angamaly-Sabarimala rail project has got a new lease of life with Kerala agreeing to bear 50% of the estimate of ₹2,815.62 crore.
Bowing to the stance of the Railways and the Centre that the State should share 50% of the cost of the Sabari rail project, the Cabinet on Wednesday decided to make available funds from the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB).
The Railways will be responsible for the construction and maintenance of the 116-km Angamaly-Azhutha Sabari rail, while the en route station development will be through public-private partnership and a special purpose vehicle. The income will be shared 50:50 between the State and the Railways after deducting the expenses, official sources said.
The existing Thamarassery Ghat road section between Kozhikode and Wayanad. | S Dhruvaraj / Mongabay India
Resembling a camel’s hump, Vavul Mala, at 7,677 feet, is the highest point in Kerala’s northern Kozhikode district. It is also one of the most ecologically sensitive portions of Western Ghats. A little further, in the adjacent district of Wayanad, is Chembra Peak, one of the prime eco-tourism spots with a lake at the top. These two locations are among the several sensitive locations that may get impacted by a proposed 6.8 km long subterranean road tunnel.
The road tunnel, reported to be India’s third longest tunnel when built, is considered a dream project of Kerala’s Left Democratic Front government. It involves digging a highly sensitive portion of Western Ghats and the primary works for this have already started with the state empowering Konkan Railway Corporation Limited to conduct surveying.
Centre suspends Hindustan Newsprint Limited MD
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Order follows a Central Vigilance Commission probe against him
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Order follows a Central Vigilance Commission probe against him Four years after he took charge as the Managing Director of Hindustan Newsprint Limited (HNL), Velloor , near here, the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises has suspended R. Gopala Rao from the post, pending inquiry.
In an order dated December 31, 2020 and signed by Rao Vineet Kumar, Under Secretary to the Government of India, Mr. Rao has been placed under suspension with immediate effect till further orders. The order noted that the continuance of the official in the present position was likely to interfere with the process of a fair and transparent investigation.
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Kerala Finance Minister appears before Assembly Privileges and Ethics Committee for allegedly leaking CAG report ANI | Updated: Dec 29, 2020 19:40 IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 29 (ANI): Kerala Finance MinisterThomas Isaac appeared before the Assembly Privileges and Ethics Committee on Tuesday after a complaint on breach of privilege against him was moved by Congress legislator VD Satheesan for leaking a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report.
Kerala Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan has forwarded the breach of privilege notice against Finance Minister Thomas Isaac to Privileges and Ethics Committee.
Thomas Isaac after appearing before the committee said that he is ready to face any consequences and take full responsibility of his action.