Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Metro phase-1 has been completed with the commissioning of the Thykoodam-Petta stretch, announced Minister of State, Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh.
Puri added that phase-1 of the Kochi Metro is now complete at a cost of Rs 6,218 crores. He further said that the proposal for phase-2 of Kochi Metro is under active consideration of government of India and would be approved soon.
Thykoodam-Petta stretch of Kochi Metro was inaugurated by Puri and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi VIjayan through video conference Monday.
Meanwhile, KMRL is all set to implement Kochi Water Metro Project at the cost of Rs 747 crore with the financial assistance of German Bank, KFW. Kochi is the first city in the country wherein water transport has been integrated as a feeder service to the metro.
Kochi Metro has dedicated walls for the fishermen community who saved thousands during the 2018 Kerala floods. KMRL has engaged persons from the LGBT community in its operations, thus becoming the first organisation to appoint transgender persons in the country.