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Kerala awarded for most sustainable transport system

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Antony Raju, Minister of Road Transport, Motor Vehicles, Water Transport, Government of Kerala, said on Sunday, October 24, that Kerala’s Kochi has been awarded as the city with the most sustainable transport system. The award will be presented to the state on October 29 in Delhi by Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India.

The city has been awarded due to the exceptional work done in the Kochi Metro, Water Metro and e-mobility to improve transport facilities, said Raju. Kochi Open Mobility Network, which digitised and integrated various transport facilities in the state, has helped it bag the prize. The award recognises best practices of transport facilities in various states and union territories in India.

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