Silver Line Project in Kerala - A Comprehensive Overview
"Explore the Silver Line Project in Kerala, a semi-high-speed rail project spanning 529.45KM from Trivandrum to Kasargode. Learn about the executing company, project details, required materials, finances, consultations, studies/surveys, target users, and past experiences with major infrastructure projects in Kerala."
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SILVERLINE PROJECT IN KERALA @ A GLANCE
SILVER LINE NAME OF THE PROJECT Semi High Speed Rail Project from Trivandrum to Kasargode (Silver Line) EXECUTING COMPANY SPV of Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited (K Rail)
SILVER LINE Project Length: 529.45KM Gauge: Standard Gauge(1435MM) Operational Speed: 200KMPH Travel Time: 4HRS Construction Period: 2020-25 Type of Train: EMU Type Train Set- 09Cars- Extendable to 15 cars
MATERIALS REQUIRED Land: 1226.45 Hector Concrete: 7049175 MT Granite: 9340065 MT Iron Rode: 116261 MT Cement: 23090MT M Sand: 6219222 MT Soil for total Embankments: 3,22,00300 CM Vehicles/ Trucks/ Machineries etc
FINANCE Total Expenditure Money to be raised from KIFBI: 2100 Crores : 64000 Crores HUDCO : 3000 Crores JICA, ADB, AIB, BDB
CONSULTATIONS Public Hearing not held Initial Stage DPR was not released Environmental Impact Assessment Quality Council of India National Education for Accreditation & Training Struggle Committee Challenged the EIA in NGT Environmental Management Plan is not prepared Social Impact Assessment
STUDIES/ SURVEY Geological Survey Hydrological Survey Buffer Zone Issue- 5MTRS??? Embankments: 292.78KM (It will divide the land into two) Geo Technical Survey in each 5KM (Conducted)
FOR WHOM? 26 Train passing through Kerala Average 40000 Passengers/ Day Expected K RAIL Ridership: 79934 (2025-26) Mumbai- Ahemmedabad High Speed Rail Ridership: 37000 HOW MANY OF THEM WILL USE K RAIL???
EXPERIENCES Express Highway Project (2004) Kochi Metro Rail Project Vallarpadam Container Terminal Smart City Project, Kochi
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS Threat to Western Ghats Flood Prone areas: 164 Extremely Dangerous Flood Areas: 25 Hydrological Issue because of Embankments Flood in the upper side and Water loss in the other side Threat to Wet Lands/ Agricultural Areas/ Mangrove Forests/ Rivers & Other Water Bodies/ Bio Diversity Hot Spots etc Extreme Climate Situations
SOCIAL IMPACTS EVICTION will affect 20000 Families Buildings to be demolished: 9314 Houses/ Shops/ Roads/ Bridges Public Private Institutions Cultural Hot Spots Religious Institutions Land Issues/ Illegal Mining Will increase the social inequality
ECONOMICAL IMPACTS Niti Ayog Says it will cost 125000 Crores Experts Says the estimate is caluculated before 2 years. it will take more than 15 years to complete the entire project and then it will cost like 300000 Crores Kerala is already in 300000 Crores debt (April 2022). So it will adversely affect the entire financial plan of the state.
RULES- ACTS- LAWS Environment (Protection) Act & Rules, 1986 and its amendments EIA Notification, 1994 and its amendments in 2006 & 2009 Ash Utilization Notification, 1999 and its amendments The Forest (Conservation) Act 1980 (Amended 1988) and Rules 1981 (Amended 2003) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (Amended 1993) The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1972 (Amended 1988) & Rules 1974 The Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981(Amended 1987) & Rules 1982 The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 (Amended 2010) Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016 E- Waste Management Rules,2016 Biomedical Waste Management Rules,2016 Hazardous and Other Waste (Management and Trans boundary Movement) Rules, 2016 Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Declaration
RULES- ACTS- LAWS of National Importance) Act, 1951 (No. LXXI of 1951) Coastal Regulation Zones Rules 2011 and its amendment 18th January 2019 The Biological Diversity Act 2002 and its Rules, 2007 MoEF circular (1998) on linear Plantation on roadside, canals and railway lines modifying the applicability of provisions of Forest (Conversation) Act, to linear Plantation Public Liability and Insurance Act, 1991 and its Amendment, 1992 The Explosives Act, 1884 Central Motor Vehicle Act 1988 and Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 The Railway (Amendment) Act, 2008 Land Acquisition Act, 1984 and its Amendment National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007 National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 National Green Tribunal (Practices and Procedure) Rules, 2011 The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, (RTFCTLARRA, 2013) The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Kerala) Rules.
SOLUTIONS Support & Strengthen the Public Transport Double the Railway Lines and install new signalling systems. Increse the local Memu/ Passenger Service Introduce eco-friendly transport systems Reduce the taxes for buses and other public utility vehicles Construct new roads exclusively for Public Vehicles & maintain it regularly Introduce a peoples friendly Transport Policy.
STRUGGLE AGAISNT K-RAIL NO to K Rail because We NEED Keralam K Rail- Silver Line Virudha Janakeeya Samithi Kasargod- Trivandrum Yathra Struggle Committees in all project areas Police/ Govt Officials Atrocities against people Legal Support System Media Support
