Kerala Christians Prevent Construction of Railway to Hindu Hill Shrine
Kerala Kaumudi, April 27, Wednesday
Trivandrum
As requested by the State Government, the Southern Railway has decided to abandon the construction of the Kottayam-Erumeli railway line.
It was Chief Minister Oommen Chandy who recommended this step in the wake of disputes regarding the acquisition of land. The proposed railway line from Kottayam to Erumeli would go through Christian-majority areas. If the line became a reality, the houses of several prominent people, as well as churches, would be lost. In addition, many plantations would be divided in two. The line to Sabarimala would not in particular benefit those who lost their land. The State Government decided to terminate the Kottayam-Erumeli line, which the Center had approved, after taking such issues into consideration.
Railway Division manager Dr G Narayanan said in a press conference that the project has been terminated based on the State Government's recommendation.
Trivandrum
As requested by the State Government, the Southern Railway has decided to abandon the construction of the Kottayam-Erumeli railway line.
It was Chief Minister Oommen Chandy who recommended this step in the wake of disputes regarding the acquisition of land. The proposed railway line from Kottayam to Erumeli would go through Christian-majority areas. If the line became a reality, the houses of several prominent people, as well as churches, would be lost. In addition, many plantations would be divided in two. The line to Sabarimala would not in particular benefit those who lost their land. The State Government decided to terminate the Kottayam-Erumeli line, which the Center had approved, after taking such issues into consideration.
Railway Division manager Dr G Narayanan said in a press conference that the project has been terminated based on the State Government's recommendation.
Kerala Christians Prevent Construction of Railway to Hindu Hill Shrine
1 Comments:
The decision taken by Kerala government should be appreciated.
It's unfair to give every event a communal colour. The true fact seems that the proposed railway line would have caused inconvenience to the residents of areas likely to be cleaned up for paving way for this project. After all, it's prudent to save the houses of one's people, save their lands which would otherwise have been lost to the project.whys should thousands of floral life
get destroyed ( in the otherwise greener Kerala - God's own country).
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