Kollam and Punalur railway station works progressing rapidly: Railway minister
In response to a question from N K Premachandran, MP, in Lok Sabha, the minister said that construction of service building, substation, multi-level car parking, parcel service, building structure and Block A and B structures of the first phase of the southern terminal was completed at Kollam.
"The construction of the second phase of the southern terminal, including pedestrian overpass, air concourse and platform shelter, is ongoing," he said.
He added that at Punalur railway station, which is part of Amrit Bharat Scheme, the installation of lifts, new platform shelters, passenger information systems, train indication boards and coach indication boards was completed. "The construction of the circulating area, parking area, station elevation, portico, dedicated pedestrian path and new rest centre is in progress."
Vaishnaw said that approval was granted for the construction of Kundara-Pallimukku railway overpass. The approach road has to be constructed by state govt. The railway general alignment and drawing (GAD) was approved. Roads and Bridges Corporation Kerala Limited, was responsible for land acquisition, he said in his reply.
In the Kollam Lok Sabha constituency, permission was granted for 13 railway overpasses. The procedures related to their construction were at various stages. The construction of the overpasses depends on various factors, including the cooperation of the state govt, state's consent to close railway gates, alignment of the approach road, GAD approval, land acquisition, removal of encroachments, relocation of existing utilities, approvals from various authorities, the local environment of the construction area and weather conditions, he added.
The completion of construction work depends on all these factors, said the minister.
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