Kerala government will take forward rail project, reiterates CM

Despite the mounting protests in Kerala over the semi-high-speed rail project, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday that a large section of people wanted to have the project and hence the government would take it forward.

Vijayan said that the semi-high-speed rail project was a key factor in Kerala’s development, so many people wish to see such projects coming up. Only a section was staging protests, he added.

“The left-front could take forward many projects like NH widening and GAIL pipeline that were held up due to protest. Hence the rail project would be also taken forward by taking the people into confidence,” he said while speaking at the commissioning of 51 road projects.