Elattuvalapil Sreedharan committee to be constituted by Union Government to lay down standards for metro rail systems in country

Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the proposal of setting up of a committee to lay down standards for metro rail systems in the country. The committee will be headed by E Sreedharan, who is also known as the ‘Metro Man’. The aim of this move is to cut costs in the construction and operation of ..

Topics: Delhi Metro • E. Sreedharan • India • Kochi Metro • Konkan Railway • Malayali people • Mangu Singh • Rail transport • Science and technology in India • Sreedharan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Kochi Metro 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Kochi Metro, which will be Kerala’s first metro line. The Construction of the Kochi Metro which was entrusted to the DMRC has been completed in a record four-year period. Prime Minister has inaugurated the first phase of the metro with 13.2 km out of the total 25 km stretch. The Kochi ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017

Topics: Kochi Metro • National • States

Union Cabinet gives a green signal to the Kochi Metro Rail

The Union Cabinet gave the green signal for the Rs.5,128-crore Kochi Metro Rail project, one of the largest social infrastructure initiatives to be launched in in recent years. The project would be completed in 3 years. The most significant part of the approval is that the Kochi metro project would be implemented on the Chennai ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: 25 kV AC railway electrification • Aluva • Chennai Metro • Geography of Kerala • Kochi • Kochi Metro • Rail transport • Transport in Kochi