Latest News from India - All party meeting on rail corridor after getting report

divdiv class=BodyText readability=14Thiruvananthapuram: An all party meeting will be convened here after getting a detailed report on High Speed Thiruvananthapuram-Kasagod Rail Corridor Project.pA decision was taken to this effect at a meeting which assessed a Feasibility Study Report on the first stage of the project, which estimated the cost of the project between Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi at Rs 43.254 crore. /ppThe meeting was attended by Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Chairman E Sridharan, Industries Minister Kunhalikutty and other Ministers and officials./ppThough the project was initially planned upto Kasargod, it would extended to Mangalapuram./ppThe cost of the second stage of the project from Kochi to Mangalapuram is estimated at Rs 1,18,050 crore./ppWork on the project is expected to begin in 2013. It will be completed in 2020. /ppThe running time between the state capital and Kochi would be reduced to 45 minutes, with an average speed of 300-350 km per hour./ppThe 817-seater trains would have nine stops enroute. br /--UNI br //p/div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Plugin/a | a href=http://www.hud-1.infoSettlement Statement/a/center