Sabari railway is important for Kerala

Sabari railway line is the most important new railway project in Kerala.Sabari railway project will provide  new railway station  to 5 more municipalities( Pala, Thodupuzha, Muvattupuzha, Kothamangalam, Perumbavoor and Angamali) and 11 more small towns of Kerala state. When this railway project is extended up to Punaloor, 7 more towns in midland  area will get railway stations. There is not any other new railway project in kerala to provide this much railway stations. Railway is the most cost effective means of transportation. Bus charge is 5 time higher than passenger train charge. If we take season ticket railway charge would be 1/10 of bus charge. Even though national Highway requires a minimum  width of 45 meter land, Sabari railway requires  an average width of 10 meters land only. Major railway stations of Sabari railway project requires a width of 45 meters  land only. Idukki which is the only  parliament constituency in Kerala has not any railway station, will get 6 railway station through this railway  project. Idukki district will also come to railway map with this railway line. Since Sabari railway line will not pass through forest or western ghat  area and coming through midland only, there would not be any  environmental or geological adverse impact with this project. Allegation of opponents of this project that alignment of  sabari railway is going through western ghat area is a false, envisaged to create confusion among common people. Acute road block and accidents  are occurring in central Kerala during every  Sabarimala season would be reduced through this railway line. Statistics is showing that more than the total population of Kerala are visiting Sabarimala every year. Sabari railway will provide  new railway line to 5 districts of Kerala. More over "Bharanaganam" the most important Christian pilgrim centre in India, will get railway facility through Sabari railway project. Since Kottayam district is full of rubber plantation and having less density of population, alignment of Sabari railway project through this area is an ideal one. As per the statistics of Southern railway, there would be an average eviction of 5 houses per KM to construct Sabari railway line in Kottayam district, which is the lowest of Kerala state. Bridges and culverts are there in all the existing railway lines as well as  highways in Kerala. All existing railway lines in Kerala like Kollam- Chegotta, Ernakulam- Thiruvananthapuram via kottayam and Ernakulam- Coimbathor have tunnels. Since Railway is constructing Road Over Bridges(ROBs) and Road Under Bridges(RUBs) along with Sabari railway project in every every  State Highway and National Highway crossings, there would not be any road block due to the construction of this new railway line. So there is any base for the allegation of the opponents about the road block due to railway line  or constructing tunnels or bridges for new railway line. Hence most of the Grama Panchayaths and Pala Municipality in Meenachil and Kangirapally Thaluks of Kottayam district as well as Kottayam District Panchayarh have passed resolutions in favour of this railway project. Action Councils are working at Kaladi, Kothamangalam, Muvattupuzha, Thodupuzha, Karimkunnam, Ramapuram, Pala, Erattupetta, Erumeli and Ranni for an early construction of this railway project. Krishna Moorthi and Karshaka Raksha Samithi are fighting against Sabari railway project to protect their vested interest only. Actual reason for the protest of Moorthi against this ambitious railway project is due to the fear of demolishing  his highly invested house ( around Rs 5 crores) at Pravithanam near Pala. Pathanamthitta district has the best road net work in  India because of Sabarimala pilgrimage only and midland people of Kerala is  going to get railway facility also due to Sabarimala pilgrimage. Krishna Moorthi and some plantation land lords  in this area have enough financial power to propagate baseless arguments against this people friendly project.  Since people of Kerala have enough intelligence and common sense to identify  the vested interest  of  this mafia people who are working against this project, nobody can abandon Angamali- Erumeli- Punalore Sabari railway project implementation. It will materialize in near future. 5 KMs of Sabari railway line is already  completed and the construction of most lengthy bridge in Sabari railway project is also started. Land acquisition up to Muvattupuzha railway station ( 1st phase of Sabari railway ie 48 KMs)  is progressing in fast track. Since railway is providing permanent employment and market price (Rs 75, 000 to Rs 2,15,000 per  each cent of land ) to all evictees of sabari railway project, people in this area  are eagerly waiting for an early land acquisition for the above railway project. Now here is Right of Information Act to know facts to the public. If Moorthi and  team think that common people are fool, they are wrong.

Facts about Sabari Railway in Kerala, India

 Sabari railway line is the most important new railway project in Kerala.Sabari railway project will provide  new railway station  to 5 more municipalities( Pala, Thodupuzha, Muvattupuzha, Kothamangalam, Perumbavoor and Angamali) and 11 more small towns of Kerala state. When this railway project is extended up to Punaloor, 7 more towns in midland  area will get railway stations. There is not any other new railway project in kerala to provide this much railway stations. Railway is the most cost effective means of transportation. Bus charge is 5 time higher than passenger train charge. If we take season ticket railway charge would be 1/10 of bus charge. Even though national Highway requires a minimum  width of 45 meter land, Sabari railway requires  an average width of 10 meters land only. Major railway stations of Sabari railway project requires a width of 45 meters  land only. Idukki which is the only  parliament constituency in Kerala has not any railway station, will get 6 railway station through this railway  project. Idukki district will also come to railway map with this railway line. Since Sabari railway line will not pass through forest or western ghat  area and coming through midland only, there would not be any  environmental or geological adverse impact with this project. Allegation of opponents of this project that alignment of  sabari railway is going through western ghat area is a false, envisaged to create confusion among common people. Acute road block and accidents  are occurring in central Kerala during every  Sabarimala season would be reduced through this railway line. Statistics is showing that more than the total population of Kerala are visiting Sabarimala every year. Sabari railway will provide  new railway line to 5 districts of Kerala. More over "Bharanaganam" the most important Christian pilgrim centre in India, will get railway facility through Sabari railway project. Since Kottayam district is full of rubber plantation and having less density of population, alignment of Sabari railway project through this area is an ideal one. As per the statistics of Southern railway, there would be an average eviction of 5 houses per KM to construct Sabari railway line in Kottayam district, which is the lowest of Kerala state. Bridges and culverts are there in all the existing railway lines as well as  highways in Kerala. All existing railway lines in Kerala like Kollam- Chegotta, Ernakulam- Thiruvananthapuram via kottayam and Ernakulam- Coimbathor have tunnels. Since Railway is constructing Road Over Bridges(ROBs) and Road Under Bridges(RUBs) along with Sabari railway project in every every  State Highway and National Highway crossings, there would not be any road block due to the construction of this new railway line. So there is any base for the allegation of the opponents about the road block due to railway line  or constructing tunnels or bridges for new railway line. Hence most of the Grama Panchayaths and Pala Municipality in Meenachil and Kangirapally Thaluks of Kottayam district as well as Kottayam District Panchayarh have passed resolutions in favour of this railway project. Action Councils are working at Kaladi, Kothamangalam, Muvattupuzha, Thodupuzha, Karimkunnam, Ramapuram, Pala, Erattupetta, Erumeli and Ranni for an early construction of this railway project. Krishna Moorthi and Karshaka Raksha Samithi are fighting against Sabari railway project to protect their vested interest only. Actual reason for the protest of Moorthi against this ambitious railway project is due to the fear of demolishing  his highly invested house ( around Rs 5 crores) at Pravithanam near Pala. Pathanamthitta district has the best road net work in  India because of Sabarimala pilgrimage only and midland people of Kerala is  going to get railway facility also due to Sabarimala pilgrimage. Krishna Moorthi and some plantation land lords  in this area have enough financial power to propagate baseless arguments against this people friendly project.  Since people of Kerala have enough intelligence and common sense to identify  the vested interest  of  this mafia people who are working against this project, nobody can abandon Angamali- Erumeli- Punalore Sabari railway project implementation. It will materialize in near future. 5 KMs of Sabari railway line is already  completed and the construction of most lengthy bridge in Sabari railway project is also started. Land acquisition up to Muvattupuzha railway station ( 1st phase of Sabari railway ie 48 KMs)  is progressing in fast track. Since railway is providing permanent employment and market price (Rs 75, 000 to Rs 2,15,000 per  each cent of land ) to all evictees of sabari railway project, people in this area  are eagerly waiting for an early land acquisition for the above railway project. Now here is Right of Information Act to know facts to the public. If Moorthi and  team think that common people are fool, they are wrong.