The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala has come out with a new strategy to revive the 532 km long Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod semi-high speed rail project, which has hit a road block following widespread opposition from the general public because of environmental and ecological hazards as well as displacement of thousands of households from the regions through which the rail track passes.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has proposed to extend the rail track to Mangalore in Karnataka thereby bringing that State as a beneficiary of the project. The CPI(M) and Vijayan hope that by roping in Karnataka, the Centre’s opposition to the project could be resolved.
