Thiruvananthapuram: Clearing uncertainty over his role in Kochi Metro Rail Project, former Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) chief E Sreedharan said on Tuesday that he has been appointed as the principal advisor of the project.
"Since I have retired from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, I have been made principal advisor for executing the 27-km-long Kochi metro rail project from Aluwya to Petta in Poonithura," Mr Sreedharan told a joint press conference with Kerala Transport Minister Aryadan Muhammed in Thiruvananthapuram. The plan is to complete the work in three years, he said.
Mr Muhammed said the Kerala government was of the firm view that DMRC should execute the project under the leadership of Mr Sreedharan and it had handed over the Rs 5,000-crore project to DMRC, he said.
"Since I have retired from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, I have been made principal advisor for executing the 27-km-long Kochi metro rail project from Aluwya to Petta in Poonithura," Mr Sreedharan told a joint press conference with Kerala Transport Minister Aryadan Muhammed in Thiruvananthapuram. The plan is to complete the work in three years, he said.
Mr Muhammed said the Kerala government was of the firm view that DMRC should execute the project under the leadership of Mr Sreedharan and it had handed over the Rs 5,000-crore project to DMRC, he said.
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