India's first Water Metro : What is Water Metro
Today Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated the India's first Water metro in Kochi city of Kerala. It is a metro project by Kochi Metro Rail Limited. This metro does not run on railway tracks but it operates on water body "ocean". It will connect many ilands in southern region near Kerala in India. Kochi , the commercial capital of kerala is surrounded by 10 ilands , The iland is depend on the city of Kochi for earning the livelihood , trade , business , healthcare and education . Thus the plan was to connect the iland with the city in a metro like fashion having seamless connectivity with metro rail system. For this Kochi metro was interested in Water Metro Rail project with the 50-50 % interest of government of India and government of Kerala it is a unique mobility solution connecting 38 water terminals across 10 ilands and a mainland on a streatch of 76 kilometers expecting to transport 34000 passengers everyday. ...