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[12] The first phase is being set up at an estimated cost of ₹ 51.81 billion (US$730 million). The design of each individual station is a variation on this common theme. In some stations, parking facilities connected to the station via walkways will be located away from the station due to lack of available land. [159], Egis India was responsible for the design of the stations such as floors and doors, and the Indian Institute of Architecture (Kochi Chapter) developed the designs of the roof and the interior of the stations. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for the Kochi Metro project on 13 September 2012 and the Construction work on the project began on 7 June 2013. Academic disciplines Business Concepts Education minister C Raveendranath inaugurated the 433-meter long flyover on 11 September 2016. [46] Citing the examples of metros in Bangalore and Chennai, he said, "They decided to take up the work on their own but had to depend on the DMRC for many things. [149][150] The total debt component from Canara Bank and AFD amounted to INR 21.70 billion. [192], In November 2016, KMRL began installing solar panels on the rooftops of 22 stations and the buildings at the Muttom yard. [16] Kochi metro also includes the technology for driverless trains and is hoping to implement this in the near future.[17][18]. On 11 September 2012, KMRL gave its in-principle nod for the second phase of the proposed Kochi Metro project, which will have to be ratified by the state government. [48], Aryadan Mohammed, Minister for Power and Transport and the Vice Chairman of Existing Board of Directors, said that the Kerala Government had decided as early as in March 2010 that Sreedharan would be in charge of the project. 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