The document notes that Kochi Metro registers a monthly loss of ₹35 crore. Notwithstanding these losses, the White Paper proposes metro projects in two more cities — Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode
The city has witnessed heavy traffic snarls in the past few weeks. Intermittent rain, reduced carriageway, and civil works along road stretches have slowed traffic movement. The snarls have also spilled over into bylanes
Uncertainty continues over securing the long-overdue ₹1,200-crore loan for the extension from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, which has in turn affected the pace of project execution