It was an unexpected opportunity that knocked my door - ‘A visit to Kochi Water Metro’. Water Metro is the next big thing Kochi is waiting for. It indents to connect 10 islands along a network of routes with a fleet of electrically propelled hybrid ferries. Water metro is expected to be modern, energy efficient and environment friendly mode of transportation for the city.
The visit was conducted under the aegis of the Institution of Engineers Kochi Chapter for a selected few on 21 Dec 2022. Six students along with two faculty members, Dr, Kavitha and Ms. Neeraja were part of the team. There were members from other institutions as well for the ride. The journey started from the high court station. All of us reached the high court and walked through the beautiful walkway on Marine drive leading to the water metro hub. The station has the same styling of metro rail. The shades reminds us of the all too familiar metro rail.
A small wait and we got our first experience in water metro. The boat is fully air conditioned and comfy - add to it, the first ride was free for us. The seats were so good and the water metro was clean. As it started to move, the engineers explained about the working, construction and specialities of water metro. Many asked queries about its working.
We all enjoyed by making our own jokes and talked soo long. The boat reached Vypin terminal spent a few minutes there and headed back to high court terminal, the place were we started our journey. As we reached back, the authorities thanked us for the visit, gave us some refreshments. Our teachers never forget to give us treats, they gave us a good time too. Everyone returned from there with a great experience and witnessing the beautiful construction ‘Water Metro’.
Water transport in a more updated and affordable way is what the metro is trying to achieve - of course, in a sustainable manner. We all enjoyed the ride and the day turned out to be memorable.
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Haleema Nusrin O N,S7 CE
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