The Silver Line semi-high speed rail from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod will not only benefit the state of Kerala, but also the nation, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said in his letter sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to sanction the project.
In his letter dated December 6, 2021, the CM has said that the Kerala government has already agreed to meet the entire land acquisition cost of Rs 13,700 crore.
The state government has also agreed in-principle to meet the liability arising from any default on external debt obligation undertaken by the Kerala Rail Development Corporation Ltd (K-Rail) for the project, Vijayan has said.
