THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Centre has informed the state of its inability to bear the liability of the loans to be availed from international agencies for the ambitious semi high-speed rail project — SilverLine — that would enable travel from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod in four hours.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw conveyed this to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan who met him in Delhi on Friday with the request to hasten the final approval for the project. While clarifying the Centre’s position, the Union minister urged the state to bring more clarity on how the loan would be repaid. Pinarayi reportedly told the Union minister that the state will examine whether it can bear the liability on its own.
