Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday said the State government is focussed on implementing two Light Metro projects worth ₹6,278 crore in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode in a time-bound manner, and added that there will be no ambiguities in executing them.

Talking to reporters after discussions with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Principal Advisor E Sreedharan in Nedumbassery, he said the ‘Metro man’ had pointed out some vagueness in the State’s letter to the Centre on implementing the projects.

Fresh communication

“Sreedharan has suggested a fresh letter with more clarity be sent to the Centre on implementation of the Light Metro projects....Details of our talks will be discussed in the next Cabinet meeting,” he said.

Joint project

Asserting that the government will go ahead with the Light Metro projects, Chandy said there were no ambiguities in their implementation.

As per the detailed project report, the projects will be implemented jointly by the State and Union governments, as was the case with the Kochi Metro.

Before meeting Sreedharan, the CM had admitted some degree of misunderstanding had occurred on the implementation of the projects.

Twenty per cent of the project cost will be given by the State and Union governments each and the remaining 60 per cent will be loan.

Expenses for land acquisition will be met by the Kerala government. Meanwhile, Chandy reviewed the ongoing construction activities of the Kochi Metro rail project.

Expressing happiness over the pace of work, he claimed it will be the first Metro project to be completed in a time-bound manner in the country.

Coaches for the Metro will reach Kochi in 100 days, the Chief Minister said.

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