Alok Kumar Verma, former Chief Engineer, Indian Railways, has claimed that Kerala Rail Development Corporation Ltd. (K-Rail) has proposed tunnels, embankments, and viaducts as part of the SilverLine semi high-speed rail project without proper hydrological or building condition surveys.
He was here on Thursday to participate in a people’s debate on the project by the Janakeeya Prathirodha Samithi.
Mr. Verma said that the Kozhikode station had been proposed to come up in a 6.2-km long tunnel, making of which a 300 metre-long and 40 metre wide cavity would be required. This tunnel would come on both sides under the Kallai river just at a depth of around 25 metres. This type of construction was being proposed in a congested area, densely populated on either side of the station with buildings.
