THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has told the Assembly that the government will go ahead with the proposed light metro project here and in Kozhikode even without Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. He also said that considering the losses in the Kochi metro, it would also have to review its financial aspects. Replying to a submission by Congress MLA V. S. Sivakumar on Thursday, he said that DMRC pulled out of the project as the term of their agreement with the state expired. He added that unlike the implementation of Kochi Metro, the state now had experience in implementing metro projects.
“The exit of DMRC would not affect the project in any way," he said. "But the financial aspects are being reviewed by a committee headed by finance secretary.” He also said that though the government had already given administrative sanction for Rs 272 crore for three flyovers in the capital (Sreekaryam, Ulloor and Pattom) as part of the project, it would examine whether they would affect the project as the centre was yet to give the final clearance. The project report was already submitted, and the Centre needs to clarify its stand, he said.
