High-speed rail: Metroman's meeting to begin from February 15th

MALAPPURAM: Metroman E Sreedharan will hold meetings in the districts from the 15th of this month to seek the opinion of people on the high-speed rail project. As of now, the yellow-painted survey stones will not be used. The track needs to be 20 meters wide.

Sreedharan responded after opening an office in Ponnani on his own to prepare the Detailed Project Report.

Sreedharan’s wife, Radha Sreedharan, inaugurated the project by lighting a lamp. E Sreedharan said that the official work of the high-speed rail project has begun, and employees will arrive one by one. He clarified that the project is proceeding as per the instructions of the Railway Minister, and there is no need to inform the state government now.

The first meeting will be in the Malappuram district. Meetings will be held in other districts where the route passes later.

The field work will begin in April and be completed before June. The locations of the proposed 22 stations will be determined through fieldwork. The amount of land to be acquired will be decided later. The survey process will also begin later. The concerns of the people will be considered before conducting the in-person survey. Things will be done in a way that does not cause any inconvenience to the locals. The alignment will also need to be decided.

E Sreedharan assured that the highest price for the land would be given to owners during acquisition. He claimed that more people would approach the officials, consenting to give thier land.