Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated India’s first "Water Metro" services in Kerala’s Kochi. Kochi Water Metro would be a "significant enhancement" to the port city's infrastructure, PM Modi had said. The water metro service has electrically propelled hybrid ferries connecting the islands of Kochi to the mainland, thus benefitting over a lakh residents of the islands.
Here are 5 key points about Kochi Water Metro:
- Kochi Water Metro connects 10 islands in and around Kochi.
- The project was set up at a cost of Rs 1,136.83 crore and is funded by the Kerala government and German funding agency KfW.
- Kochi Water Metro has 78 electric boats and 38 terminals cost 1,136.83 crores, funded by GoK & KfW.
- As a first phase of the project, service would begin from High Court-Vypin terminals to Vyttila-Kakkanad terminals.
- Passengers can travel in both Kochi metro and water metro using the "Kochi 1" card. They can also book the tickets digitally.
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