{
  "id": 11711298,
  "title": "KWML readies feasibility reports for water metro systems in 18 cities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/kwml-readies-feasibility-reports-for-water-metro-systems-in-18-cities",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T15:29:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kwml-readies-feasibility-reports-for-water-metro-systems-in-18-cities/article71541265.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kochi Water Metro Limited (KWML) is preparing feasibility reports for water metro systems in 18 cities. The terminals at Kadamakudy and Paliamthuruth are ready for commissioning, with approach road work nearing completion. Piling works are also advancing for a ferry terminal near Subhash Bose Park. Twenty of the 23 water metro ferries are currently operational, with two more expected in December from the Cochin Shipyard and the remaining two in June 2028. Kwml has issued tenders for 15 additional 100-passenger ferries. Since its launch in April 2023, water metro ferries have transported 77.70 lakh passengers. A feasibility report for these systems in 18 cities has been compiled by KWML. Studies are also underway for Andaman and Nicobar Islands, as well as pre-feasibility analyses in Penang, Malaysia, and the Mekong River in Vietnam. A recent meeting chaired by G. Priyanka, District Collector and managing director of KWML, reviewed project progress.",
  "summary": "Pre-feasibility studies were done in Penang, Malaysia, and in the Mekong River, Vietnam",
  "key_points": [
    "Kochi Water Metro Limited (KWML) preparing feasibility reports for water metro systems in 18 cities.",
    "Kadamakudy and Paliamthuruth terminals ready for commissioning, approach road work near completion.",
    "20 of 23 water metro ferries operational, two more expected in December, remaining two in June 2028."
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}