Thiruvananthapuram: The government and opposition locked more than RS 63.941-Crore semi-high speed rail projects in the assembly on Wednesday.
The latter quotes the number of passenger feasibility and construction costs from government reports to quote that the project cannot be studied and will only lead to the main ecological disaster.
Chairman of Pinarayi Vijayan’s Minister, who replied to opposition charges, said that this project would be a game changer in Kerala.
“This project is imagined in such a way that the places of worship, rice fields and biodiversity in 11 districts through which their trajectories are at least affected.
Only 9,314 buildings will be influenced by the project,” he said.
Vijayan said that the project was aligned in such a way that it passed the most solid area and the claim that it would destroy the economic conditions of the state unfounded.
“There is no government in the world that does not take advantage of loans for infrastructure development.
Reduction of travel time to a quarter will increase the business, technical and tourism sector,” he said.
While on the stretch of Kasaragod-sanctuary, the line passed parallel to the existing railway, from Tanch to Thiruvananthapuram, alignment was designed to avoid rice and wetlands.
Of the 115 km of Padi where the line passed, 88km was a stretch of elevated, he said.
At the same time, the opposition focus on the adverse effects of the project will have fragile ecology.
“Kerala has staggered under a series of natural disasters.
Project – 55% to respond to the width of 15-30 m and height 4-10 m must be carried out to divide the country into two.
Government project reports state that it can cause ground pipes, Landslides.
There will also be changes in the pattern of land use for 500 m on both sides of the project line, “Satheani said.
He added that not only these difficulties, but the large number of stones and the earth needed by the project would cause partial West Ghats destruction.
Sathean added that the project report also said that there were 164 areas that were sensitive to hydrology on the project route.
On the one hand, cm talking about initiatives such as space for rivers when flooding hit the state and these projects will lead to natural water road barricades, he said.
Looking for leave for the Movement of delay on this issue, Iuml leader MK Muneer said that projects that cannot be naved are not needed.
He added that projects such as cost-effective and feasible Rail Suburban in accordance with Kerala.
“We are not against development projects.
But we need to discuss alternatives,” he said, adding that anyone’s paintings struggle for their survival as extremists, Maoists or the right-wing troops are not the right method to deal with problems.
The opposition then carried out a walkout after the MB Speaker Rajesh refused to recognize the postponement movement on the basis of the explanation given by the minister’s chairman.