Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has portrayed his high-profile meeting in New Delhi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seek the Centre's clearance for the SilverLine semi-high-speed railway project as productive.
Speaking to reporters at Kerala House on Thursday, Mr. Vijayan said: "The Prime Minister listened intently. His response was healthy. We discussed the project in detail. Mr. Modi was kind enough to set apart a significant amount of his time for Kerala. At one point, I felt I had overstayed. Mr. Modi exuded enthusiasm and positiveness. SilverLine dovetailed with the Centre's national railway plan. The Prime Minister said he would consider Kerala's requirement positively. I believe Mr. Modi's intervention will put SilverLine on the fast track."
Mr. Vijayan also met Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnav. “I told him informally about my meeting with the Prime Minister.”
