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CSML may fund purchase of solar ferries for SWTD

Close on the heels of approving ₹10 crore for the construction of a third roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) ferry on the Vypeen-Fort Kochi route, Cochin Smart Mission Limited (CSML) might fund the procurement of solar-powered ferries for the State Water Transport Department (SWTD), it is learnt.

Even as the CSML director board decided on providing ₹10 crore for the ro-ro ferry, a decision on extending funds for solar ferries (and e-buses for the KSRTC) has been deferred. The decision will be taken after discussing the matter with the MP and MLAs, said Mayor M. Anilkumar, who is a board member.

CSML sources said a decision would be taken after further deliberations.

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