Kochi water metro to be run on solar power
In an attempt to go green by bringing down use of fossil fuels, the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) said all the 78 boats to be introduced as part of the Water Metro project would be solar powered. "Only in case of an emergency will these boats depend on fossil fuel," said a KMRL spokesperson. The metro agency said once the general consultants for Water Metro are on board they would come out with the finer details of the boat. KMRL officials said they are pinning their hopes on an assurance provided by the state government to set up compressed natural gas (CNG) stations by the end of 2017. "Our plan is to have electric and CNG powered vehicles as feeder services for Water Metro. We will require facilities for charging electric vehicles and also CNG filling stations at the boat jetties and other prominent places in the islands connected by the boat ser vice," the spokesperson said.
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