Project gets recommendation from bodies concerned, including Dept of Expenditure under MoF Share Via Email | A+A A- As much as 1,383 hectares of land have to be acquired for the project for which around Rs 13,000 crore is required. Express News Service THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ambitious Silverline, semi high-speed rail project billed as the game-changer in Kerala’s infrastructure as well as economic growth, has moved an inch closer to reality with Railway Ministry and NITI Aayog - the government’s apex think tank - according sanction to the project. The project has received recommendation from bodies concerned, including Department of Expenditure under the Ministry of Finance.