Summary:
“Vembanad Lake is Kerala’s biggest asset and the KMRL plans to launch a Save Vembanad Lake campaign alongside Water Metro. more-inThe proposed Water Metro project grew further in scope following Kochi Metro Rail Limited’s (KMRL) decision to embark on a Save Vembanad Lake campaign alongside it. He said the Kochi backwaters, which is part of Vembanad Lake, had now been turned into a big waste bin dotted with floating plastic islands. The KMRL’s intervention is expected to bring in much needed international expertise and funding sources to the critical campaign through French and German funding agencies associated with Kochi Metro. While it may take another year or two for Water Metro to get going, the campaign may get kick-started as early as next month as the KMRL is gearing up to consult stakeholders to fine-tune it..