Kerala reveals proof of Centre’s SilverLine nod
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: For the first time, the state government has released documents substantiating its claim of the Centre’s in-principle approval for the SilverLine project. Finance Minister K N Balagopal released two official letters from the Centre giving the nod in this regard.
Quoting from the letters — one from the Ministry of Railways to the Chief Secretary on December 17, 2019, and another from Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on January 15, 2021 — Balagopal said on Thursday that the state government has been going ahead with SilverLine, based on the Centre’s green signal.
