In what could be a significant step relating to the Angamaly-Sabari rail project, the Ernakulam district administration has sent to the State government a proposal for acquiring the required land for the much-delayed infrastructure plan.
The district collector sent the proposal to the Transport department seeking administrative sanction on Thursday, a day after receiving the requisition details from the Railways. The requisition and the proposal comprise the survey numbers of the land to be acquired for the project, official sources said.
It is still not clear if there is any difference in the alignment of the project from the existing one. “It will be known only after receiving the alignment sketch,” an official source said.
The land acquisition procedures, including reopening the offices for the purpose, can be started once the district administration receives the administrative sanction, a top official said. The Transport department has already received detailed land acquisition proposals from Kottayam and Idukki, the other two districts covering the project, it is learnt.
The latest developments come amid the persisting uncertainty over the project caused by alleged procedural confusions and lack of clarity on funding.
