CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The project includes a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) train service that conveys road vehicles, and enhanced feeder public transport services from stations. In November 2022, the Kerala government recalled the revenue officials, who were deployed to conduct a social impact assessment study for land acquisition.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thiruvananthapuram – Kasaragod high speed rail project, also known as Kerala Silver Line, corridor is a 530.6 km long approved semi high-speed rail line connecting Trivandrum and Kasargod in Kerala through 11 stations with an estimated cost of Rs. 63, 941 crore.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is the Silverline project? The proposed 529.45-km railway line will link Thiruvananthapuram in the south to Kasaragod in the north, covering 11 districts through 11 stations within four hours, at a speed of 200 km/hr.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 529.45 km SilverLine corridor connecting Kasaragod and Thiruvananthapuram, with an operating speed of 200kmph, eases the transport between North and South ends of the state and reduces the total travel time to less than 4 hours, compared with the present 10 to 12 hours.

Detailed explanation-5: -A week from now on January 19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off India’s 8th and South India’s second Vande Bharat Express train. The semi-high-speed train can hit a speed of 160km/hour in less than 140 seconds and cover around 700 km in 8 to 9 hours.