Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) and German funding agency KfW on Thursday signed an agreement of accompanying measures for the Rs. 747-crore Water Metro project. As a part of this agreement, a grant of 1.8 Million Euros will be provided.
The grant will be used to identify the requirements of capacity building for the operation and maintenance wing of the project which includes training needs and modalities of O and M structure and the training of trainers.
The pact has been signed between KMRL Managing Director Alkesh Kumar Sharma, Principal Secretary (Transport) K.R. Jyothilal, and Angelica Angelika Zwicky, Project Manager–Urban Development and Mobility of KfW.
KMRL MD Sharma said “We are happy that the tripartite agreement of accompanying measures is signed. This will give a boost to the setting up of O and M wing of Water Metro, especially the training for employees. KMRL is committed to the time-bound completion of the project,”.
KMRL officials iscussed various aspects of the implementation of the Water Metro Project with project manager Zwicky of KfW . She conveyed KfW’s keenness to support the project and extended all support for its successful completion of the project.
