K-Rail Silver Line Project

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• There is a rising protest against the K-Rail SilverLine Project.

Silver Line Project

• It is a 532-km semi-high speed rail corridor. 
• It will connect 11 of the 14 districts of Kerala, situated at both ends. Alappuzha, Wayanad, and Idukki are not part of this.
• It aims to cut the travel time between the two ends of the state from 12 hours to less than four hours. 
• It also plans to connect the corridor with the international airports at Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. 
• The project deadline is 2025.

Source: TH