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    Question

    __________ will be the first Indian city to have a water

    Metro project and it will be called 'Water Metros'.
    A Mumbai Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Kolkata Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Kochi Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Thiruvananthapuram Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Ernakulam Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Kochi will be the first Indian city where water connectivity will be developed as a feeder service to the Metro rail. New boats which will be procured for this project will provide the same transportation experience as the Metro, and will be called 'Water Metros'. With the launch of the first in a series of battery powered electric boats, Kochi in Kerala has become India’s first city to have a water Metro project. Operated by Kochi Metro Rail (KMRL), the project envisages an integrated water transport system with the development of 15 identified routes, connecting 10 islands along a network of routes that span 76 km with a fleet of 78 fast, electrically propelled hybrid ferries plying to 38 jetties.

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