KOCHI: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said in Lok Sabha that the final approval for the SilverLine semi high-speed rail corridor project in Kerala would depend on its techno-economic viability. "The project is not yet sanctioned. Approval of Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs will be required as the project cost is more than Rs 1,000 crore," he said.
The minister said the Kerala Rail Development Corporation (KRDCL) had submitted a detailed project report (DPR) for the project for approval but sufficient details for technical feasibility were not available. "The KRDCL has been advised to provide detailed technical documents such as alignment plan, particulars of railway land and private land, crossings over existing railway network, duly depicting affected railway asset through Zonal Railway after site verification for detailed examination of the project and to arrive at a conclusion about the feasibility of the project," he said.
