Kerala CPM government ropes in ‘Metro Man’ Sreedharan for SilverLine project

After keeping on the back burner for almost an year the much hyped SilverLine semi-high speed rail project in Kerala is again gaining steam with the CPM government roping in the service of ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan.

Sreedharan has suggested an alternative consisting mainly of elevated rail lines so as to minimise land acquisition as well as to address the concerns that the high speed rail line with embankments and fencings would affect the natural water flow and enhance the risk of floods.