INDIA: The government approved the funding model for the proposed Rs30·5bn Kochi Metro on January 20. This will be a joint venture between the central government and the state of Kerala. The 26 km elevated metro connecting Tripunithura and Aluva is expected to take three years to build.
Meanwhile, Kerala Road Fund Board has invited expressions of interest for a detailed feasibility study of a mass rapid transit system in Kozhikode.