New Delhi - The Kerala Cabinet has approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for a Rs 1,482.92 crore underground railway line connecting Vizhinjam International Port to Balaramapuram railway station, aiming for completion by December 2028. The 10.7-km-long railway line, prepared by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL), includes a 9.43-km underground tunnel due to geological conditions. The project has received administrative sanction, and land acquisition is in its final stages.

Port Minister V N Vasavan recently told the assembly that 4.6 hectares of land in Balaramapuram, Pallichal, and Athiyannoor villages are . . .