THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The railways' own establishment will be entrusted with the task of revising the project document by correcting the errors pointed out by the Ministry of Railways on the Thiruvananthapuram-Kasargod Silver Line. The government has decided to appoint Delhi-based Rail India Technical and Economic Services Limited (RITES). Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had made it clear that permission for the Silver Line could be considered if technical and environmental issues were resolved.
At present, there is only approval in-principle. The first objective is to get the DPR approved by the railways. Permissions from the Finance Ministry should also be obtained.
The NITI Aayog, which examined the current project document, had raised doubts as to whether the amount of Rs 63,941 crore was less than that of other high-speed routes. K-Rail had sought the services of RITES to respond at that time. Niti Aayog, which approved it, had recommended foreign loans, K-Rail said.
Should be a suitable path for Vande Bharat Service
The railways have forwarded the errors and remedial suggestions to K-Rail.
Alignment will change; Costs will increase
K-Rail expects Rs 77,800 crore for new project