Two corridors, one between West Hill and Ramanattukara, and another between the Kozhikode beach and the Government Medical College Hospital, are being considered in the first phase of the proposed metro rail service for Kozhikode city.
This was discussed at a stakeholders’ meeting on the draft of the comprehensive mobility plan (CMP) for the city at the district collectorate on Saturday. The CMP is a strategy for short, medium and long-term investments in a city to improve the mobility and accessibility of its residents considering the land use pattern there. This is the second stakeholders’ meeting on the project.
The participants included Ministers P.A. Mohamed Riyas and A.K. Saseendran, people’s representatives, local businessmen, police officials, and eminent citizens. They pointed out that Kozhikode needed a metro rail service in view of the fast urbanisation, rise in number of vehicles, and the traffic rush on roads. However, what mode of metro rail service was apt for the city would be decided later.
