Kochi Metro Rail project’s 2nd phase gets a nod from Centre, 11km stretch to cost Rs 1,957 crore
The Union Cabinet gave its nod for the construction of the second phase of Kochi Metro Rail project, which will travel through 11 stations covering a distance of over 11 kilometers. According to a central government statement prepatory work on the project, including the widening of the road near the airport, is progressing well. The project has been comissioned on an estimated cost of Rs 1,957 crore.
The first phase of the project, which started in Aluva and ended at Petta, is fully operational since December 2014. The second phase, which was commissioned in 2017 by then Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the presence of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will be taken up from the JLN Stadium to Infopark, and will also pass Kakkanad.
