Every Cloud Will Not Have A “Silver Lining”
Since 2018, we in Kerala especially those of us living in mountainous areas or the coast are afraid when clouds darken the skies and there is possibility of rains. This is because for 2...
Kerala’s SilverLine rail is economically unviable and threatens ecosystem
The Summary of the Detailed Project Report sheds light on how the Kerala government’s ambitious SilverLine railway corridor project is substandard, as well as ecologically and economically unviable. A media house in Kerala recently...
SilverLine DPR poses questions on viability, puts LDF on backfoot
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the LDF government’s pet SilverLine project raises questions on its financial viability. With an estimated project cost of Rs 63,940.67 crore and completion period of five years as...
SILVER LINE A GAMECHANGER? KERALA GOVT BANKRUPT, ‘REPLICATES’ BULLET TRAIN PROJECT
Kerala’s flagship Silver Line project, a semi-high speed rail corridor passing through 11 districts between Thiruvananthpuram and Kasargod is not technically a “Bullet Train” like the one proposed between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, but it...
Does Kerala Need a Bullet Train?
Kerala’s flagship Silver Line project, a semi high speed rail corridor passing through 11 districts between Thiruvananthpuram and Kasargod is not technically a “Bullet Train” like the one proposed between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, but...
JICA’s Guidelines Violated in the Bullet Train Project
The Japanese Government’s investment agency, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is a signatory to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Government for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project (MAHSR), popularly known as...