Having faced considerable flak for the two-and-a-half-years’ delay in commissioning of the first batch of five Water Metro ferries, the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has sought speedy delivery of the fifth vessel from Cochin Shipyard, in order to adhere to the revised deadline of October-end to commission the fleet in the High Court-Bolghatty-Vypeen corridor.
The fifth vessel is expected to be handed over in a week and would be put to trial runs before joining the fleet in October. The jetties in the three locales are nearing completion, official sources said.
