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K-Rail: Kerala govt to wait for Centre’s nod to project

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ruling Left government in Kerala, which had been defending its move to lay survey stones for a social impact assessment (SIA) study regarding the proposed SilverLine semi-high speed rail corridor, has decided to redeploy all the staff posted for the same and brought to a halt — for now — the implementation of the ambitious project.

According to a government order issued by the Revenue Department on Sunday, all the staff posted in land acquisition units for the project “may be called back immediately” and be redeployed to other essential projects.

The order also states that fresh notifications for an SIA study with regard to acquisition of 1,221 hectares of land in several villages of the state for the SilverLine may be issued after getting approval for the project from the Railway Board.

The decision was welcomed by the Congress-led UDF, which has been at the forefront of those opposing the project, by saying that the Left government was withdrawing the plan in phases as it was ashamed to do so at a stroke. Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the state Assembly VD Satheesan said that the SilverLine rail corridor “cannot be implemented in Kerala under any circumstances”.

He said the state government had till the previous week been saying the project would not be withdrawn and now it was withdrawing it in phases as it was “ashamed” to stop it in one go.

Leader of Opposition in state Assembly VD Satheesan said that the SilverLine rail corridor “cannot be implemented under any circumstances”

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