Rail Analysis India Dec Edition 2017 Digital Magazine | Page 66
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The Kochi Water Metro project
expected to start its operations on 14th April 2019
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FREIGHT CORRIDOR PROJECTS
The Kochi Water Metro project
will start its operations on
14th April 2019 said Shri.
Mohammed Hanish, Managing
Director, Kochi Metro Rail
Limited, after the meetings
with the officials from KfW,
the German Bank funding the
Water Metro project.
water metro project together with
undertaking site visits.During the
meeting, KFW expressed their
willingness to explore the possibilities
of extending support to the Smart
City project. The team expressed
satisfaction in the progress of the
project.
A delegation from GIZ comprising
Ms. Sarah Habersack ,Programme
He also said that the tenders for the Manager
,Sustainable
Urban
boat manufacturing will be out by 31st Transport System for Smart cities,
December this year.
Ms. Monika Bahl, Mr. Thomas Kauter-
The KFW team is in Kochi for a one-day
visit to review the Water Metro project.
The german delegation is headed
by Ms. Lisbeth Müller-Hofstede,Sr.
Policy Officer-India,Natural Resources
Management,
Financial
Systems
Development , BMZ, Federal Ministry
of
Economic
Cooperation
and
Development (Germany), Dr. Christoph
Kessler,Country Director,KFW
and
Ms. Swati Khanna,Sector Specialist
from KFW. They also reviewed the
Image Credit: KML
Eby , Ms. Susanne Ziegler also a part
of the discussions along with KfW.
GIZ is working in the areas of Urban
transport and smart cities in selected
cities in India. They also have a long
legacy of supporting Kochi city in the
area of sanitation.
GIZ is also part of the German
French collaboration “Mobilise
the City” and is supporting
AFD in Kochi.