Overview
- The state cleared a 31 km corridor with 27 stations from Pappanamcode to Eenchakkal, linking Technopark, the airport, Thampanoor, the Secretariat and the Medical College.
- A secretary-level committee said the revised alignment meets central integration directives, covering the airport and Thiruvananthapuram North railway station and aligning with the CMP.
- KMRL will implement the project and prepare the Detailed Project Report in line with Metro Rail Policy 2017 and Union government guidelines.
- Preparatory works assigned to KMRL include flyovers at Sreekaryam, Ulloor and Pattom, with officials noting rapid progress at Sreekaryam.
- Opposition leaders questioned the timing ahead of local body polls and said funding and project structure details remain unspecified and are expected in the DPR.