Priscille De Coninck (Project manager, Sustainable and transport division AFD, Paris) and Juliette Le Pannerer (Project coordinator, AFD, Delhi) visited the metro corridor including L&T casting yard near HMT Junction, depot at Muttom and CUSAT station work.
After the site visit, the team held discussions with KMRL's managing director Elias George and other senior officials.
KMRL and the AFD Mission also held discussions on the extension plans and possible cooperation in water transport and urban place making projects. AFD team also discussed the Social and Environmental Impact assessment reports with KMRL officials.
The AFD team will visit the main integration point of different modes of traffic in Kochi and the Vyttila Mobility Hub tomorrow.
They are also visiting the extension route, Kakkanad to understand the proposed alignment better, it said.