Kerala Government has launched Kochi Water Metro project, the first ever Water Metro project in the country.It was launched by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at Kochi, Kerala.
Project aim to provide water connectivity to people living between islands in the Kochi agglomeration area and the city.
Key points of this project
- The project proposes development of the existing and new access roads providing increased accessibility to the jetties and enhanced mobility within the islands.
- It also advocates better constructed and safe infrastructure for ensuring safety and security to all its users by way of active and well-lit streets and CCTV cameras.
- New boats which will be procured for this project will provide the same transportation experience as the Metro, and will be called ‘Water Metros‘.
- Kochi Water Metro project is an integrated water transport project developed as feeder service to the Kochi Metro Rail.
- It will become operational in two years. The project will implemented by the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL). It will be built at an estimated cost of seven hundred and forty seven crores Rupees
- Financing for this project is being done by the Indo-German Bilateral Cooperation, under the ‘climate-friendly urban mobility’ plan.
