Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the State government will not back out from the SilverLine semi-high-speed rail project, which benefits the whole State, just because of ‘unnecessary controversies’ and wrong assumptions of a section of people.
Opening Janasamaksham SilverLine, an event to explain the project to common people, he said that genuine doubts should be discussed and cleared while those who opposed the project just for the sake of opposing should not be entertained. The Chief Minister went on to explain every allegation of the anti-SilverLine protestors one by one.
He first addressed the allegation that the project will have a negative impact on the environment of the State. “Efforts have been made to exclude any ecologically fragile areas, including paddy fields, wetlands and so on. However, there is no point in alleging that the project will hinder the flow of rivers and rivulets,” he said.
