Cochin
Corporation has placed order with the local shipyard for the third Ro Ro vessel
at a cost of Rs 15 crores to expand
water metro services in the city
Steps have been taken to begin the
construction of the third vessel in February, the Kochi Corporation announced. If all goes as planned, residents will
receive the third Ro-Ro as a New Year gift in 2025
The entire
project will cost around `15 crore as per the estimated prepared by the cochin
shipyard. Although the Smart City Board had decided to allocate `10 crore to
the project, the shipyard requested the corporation to pay the entire sum. The
corporation held a meeting with Cochin Shipyard chairman and MD Madhu S Nair
and other officials to discuss the technical aspects of the project
Residents of Fort Kochi and Vypeen, who
have been at the receiving end of frequent disruptions in the roll-on-roll-off
(Ro-Ro) vessel service, can heave a sigh of relief as their long-standing
demand for a third vessel is set to become a reality soon..