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District Collector given additional charge as MD of Kochi metro, with Loknath Behera’s term ending on August 30
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hindu · South Asia
A new MD is awaited at a time when the metro’s ₹1,957-crore Kakkanad extension is due for commissioning in a year, after which KMRL is expected to shift focus to the third phase
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