Question: Which Indian state has become the first Indian state to have a water metro project?
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Maharashtra
d) Karnataka
Ans: a)
Context
- On 15th February 2021, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the first route and terminal buildings of the Kochi Water Metro project.
Facts
- This project is for connecting the islands around the city using state-of-the-art boats.
- Water Metro project, which is funded partly by the state government and the German financing agency KfW, will have a total of 16 routes, connecting 38 terminals using 78 AC and non-AC boats.
- 1st route which was inaugurated by CM, connects Vyttila which is one of the busiest traffic hubs in Kerala to Kakkanad which is a IT hub.
- The first phase of the Kochi Water Metro project is 520 km long.
- Commercial operations of the metro will start in March 2021 after it gets the statutory clearance certificate.
- He also launched the Integrated Urban Regeneration and Water Transport System (IURWT) project. IURWT project will renew and rejuvenate the six major canals of 34 km in Kochi.
By kameshwar shukla