Actor Santosh Pandit clarifies his stance on K Rail. The actor expressed his opinion at a program hosted by MG Sreekumar.
'The idea of K Rail is good. But in terms of its speed, Vande Bharat trains can be used as an alternative. Bullet trains are good. There is nothing wrong with bringing K-Rail if the government has fund. Complete the project as soon as possible, even if by taking debt.
People cannot do construction or anything else in this area. Even loans are not available. So the goverment have to pay the amount people demand as compensation. Otherwise, just by laying boundary stones and saying later they don't have funds, would make peoples' life miserable, said Santosh Pandit.
The people in the buffer zone are also in distress. Although they do not take up space, they also incur losses. Therefore, they should be compensated, said Santosh Pandit. He added that more money would be needed for the project in case of delay. Just ask the centre for a semi-bullet train. Santosh Pandit added that if a Vande Bharat train runs on the same route, it would be equivalent to K Rail.