The long-pending plan for establishing a rail link to Pampa—the base station of the Sabarimala temple—from Chengannur in Alappuzha has taken a stride forward with the authorities deciding to carry out a Final Location Survey of the 75-km-long route.
The project that has been in the works for several years finally got the required push from metroman E. Sreedharan, who had sent a letter in this regard to the Ministry of Railways a couple of months ago. The project envisages opening a fast rail transit system on elevated tracks that originates from the Chengannur railway station.
Railway sources said further consideration of the project would be based on examination of the Detailed Project Report. As part of it, an official delegation from the Southern Railway also held consultations with Mr. Sreedharan on the modalities of the proposed survey.
