The government is not going ahead with the SilverLine high-speed rail project for the time being due to the denial of permission by the Central government. However, the Centre will have to permit it in the future, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said.
Mr. Vijayan was inaugurating the open forum of the district development seminar jointly organised by the Pattiam Gopalan Memorial Research Centre and the Kannur District Library Council at the E.K. Nayanar Academy here on Saturday.
He said the response to Vande Bharat Express in the State showed that the people wanted fast rail travel. “But some have inconvenience if one reaches Ernakulam or Thiruvananthapuram conveniently on time. Is not the convenience of travel better for the future of the country,” Mr. Vijayan said pointing to the hurdles in implementing the SilverLine project.
