Revised Project Details The proposed project recommends fifteen (15) identified routes connecting thirty eight (38) terminals across ten (10) island communities across 78.2 km channel length and 2 boatyards. KMRL is proposing to take up development of 7 additional terminals (Info Park (3 no.s), , Njarackal, Mulavukad View Point and Embarkation jetty) as a social initiative based on public consultations and representations from elected representatives.The seven additional terminals are located within the study area and the project will now construct 45 terminals. The identified routes and jetties are as given in the table below and represented in Table-1 & shown in Figure-1. Most of the proposed waterway comes under the National Waterways -3 which is maintained regularly by Inland Waterways Authority of . The water depths in main channel and approach areas is considered as -2.5 m CD in highly silting areas and -1.5 m CD in other areas. Dredging is only required in approach area and jetty pockets in most of the locations. A total quantity of 6,49,367m3 of dredge spoil spread over 78.2 kilometres was identified by the Hydrographic Survey Wing, Department of Ports, Government of for initial dredging. Maintenance dredging is assessed as 0.375 million cum/yr. This quantity is expected to stabilize and thereby reduce over the years to around 0.18 Mm3/yr as indicated in the study by IIT Madras.

Majority of the navigation channel belongs to Inland Waterways, Irrigation and Cochin port area. These organisations carry out regular maintenance dredging in the area. As a part of the project, dredging of the older navigation channels is also required to rejuvenate the proposedsystem. Table-1: Identified Routes for Water Metro Project Route Origin Destination Route Description Route No. Length (km) 1 High Court Fort Kochi High Court - Vypeen - Fort Kochi 4.04 2 Vytilla Infopark Vytilla - Eroor - Kakkanad (2019) + 8.33 Infopark (in future beyond 2021) 3 High Court Mattancherry High Court – Wellingdon Island (Ferry 5.04 Side) - Mattancherry 4 Ernakulam - High Court - Bolgatty - 9.29 Thanthonithurth - Ponnarimangalam - Mulavukad Hospital - Mulavukad Panchayat - Mulavukad North – Korumkotta- Vaduthala - South Chittoor- Moolampilly 5 High Court Kumbhalam High Court - Ernakulam - Thevara– 9.21 Kumbhalam 6 Fort Kochi Mattancherry Fort Kochi - Wellingdon Island (Ferry 3.18 Side) - Mattancherry 7 Ernakulam Vypeen Ernakulam - Embarkation Jetty - Fort 4.67 Route Origin Destination Route Description Route No. Length (km) Kochi - Vypeen 8 EdaKochi Vytilla Edakochi - Kumbhalam - Netoor - 9.37 Thykoodam - Vytilla 9 EdaKochi Vypeen Edakochi - Thoppumpady - 11.94 Mattancherry - Wellingdon Island (Ferry Side) - Fort Kochi - Vypeen 10 Moolampilly Cheranalloor Moolampilly- South Chittoor - 5.35 Molampilly - - Chennur - - Cheranalloor 11 Cheranalloor Varapuzha Cheranalloor - -Varapuzha 1.56 12 Moolampilly Njarackal Moolampilly-South Chittoor - 6.06 Moolampilly - Pizhala - Paliyamthuruth - Kadamakudy– Njarackal 13 Moolampilly Thundathumkadav Moolampilly-South Chittoor - Pizhala 3.69 u – Chariyamthuruth - Thundathumkadavu 14 Njarackal High Court Njarackal - Elamkunnapuzha - 12.4 Mulavukad View Point - High Court 15 Pizhala Amritha Hospital Pizhala - Aster Medicity - Amrita 3.67 Hospital.

Figure-1: Identified Routes for Kochi Water Metro Project.