Centre wants SilverLine land acquisition stopped

KOCHI/ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Central government on Friday submitted before the Kerala High Court that the proceedings of land acquisition for the SilverLine project should be stopped at this stage as even feasibility of the present alignment has not been agreed upon by the ministry of railways.

Going a step further, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday stated that land acquisition for the semi high-speed rail project cannot be done without the final location survey, land plan and sanction. After meeting a BJP delegation led by Metroman E Sreedharan, the railway minister tweeted: “Metroman Shri E Sreedharan Ji explained serious technical issues in the SilverLine project. Without FLS, land plan and sanction, land acquisition cannot be done.”