Kerala govt forms committee to plan metro rail for Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram: A new committee will be formed to discuss the proposed metro rail project in Thiruvananthapuram, a long-standing dream of the city's residents, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday. The decision was made during a high -level meeting chaired by Vijayan.
The committee, led by the Chief Secretary, will look into the alignment of the metro rail and submit its recommendations, he said in a Facebook post. It will include senior officials from the Revenue, Finance, Local Self-Government, and Transport departments.
"Our capital city must be transformed into a region with state-of-the-art public transport facilities. This is a major step forward towards that beautiful goal," the CM said.