THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Thiruvananthapuram Central – Nemom railway double laning and Nemom railway terminal project have got a boost as notification has been issued for acquisition of over 13 hectares of private land spread over four villages. The revenue department has earmarked Rs 13.3 crore for compensating 355 families affected by rehabilitation in four villages- Thycaud, Thirumala, Nemom and Pallichal.
The notification issued by the department said a plan of the land is available at the office of special tahsildar (land acquisition) Railway, Nemom, for the public to inspect. The decision to speed up land acquisition comes at a time when the railway is planning to complete track-doubling work on the Kanyakumari-Thiruvananthapuram stretch.
