KMRL submits revised project report to KCZMA
The Hindu
Environmental clearance needed for IURWTS project
Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has submitted a revised detailed project report (DPR) to the Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority (KCZMA) to obtain environmental clearance for its Integrated Urban Regeneration and Water Transport System (IURWTS) project.
The project’s tendering process will start based on the outcome. The KCZMA had during its previous meeting raised its apprehension on providing the lock gates on canals under the IURWTS and advised a holistic study of the entire Kochi catchment, including the upper reaches of the main rivers.
KMRL has accepted the suggestions and removed the incorporation of canal lock gates in the IURWTS project. It also conveyed that the incorporation of canal lock gates for mitigating floods in Kochi city as a whole would be taken up by the Irrigation department or the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), after taking into consideration all factors. The revised DPR after excluding the canal lock gates was submitted to the KCZMA on December 3, says a KMRL release.