The gift for those who bloomed lotus for the first time in Kerala. Thrissur is all set to become the number one railway station in Kerala. The central government has allocated Rs 393.57 crores for the renovation of the Amrit Bharat Station scheme. The prototype of the proposed railway station was released by the Thiruvananthapuram division of Southern Railway through their X handle. The total area of the new building will be 54,330 square feet. The renovation will be complete with modern amenities. 19 new lifts and 10 escalators will be constructed.
Parking will be expanded
The new design is designed to make parking one of the main issues more spacious. Currently 2,520 square feet is available for parking. It will expand to 10,653 sq.ft. A multi-level car parking system will also be introduced for the first time at railway stations in Kerala. The new construction will also have separate gates for entering and exiting the railway station.
Income increase is also important
The renovation also includes plans to secure more revenue from railway stations. A spacious hotel is one of them. There will also be 11 ticket counters, a dedicated lane for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles, an apartment complex for staff, an entrance facing the west entrance of the KSRTC stand, two wide footbridges. It is the ninth position. 155 crores received from Thrissur railway station ticket counters in the last one year. In the list released by the Southern Railway, Thrissur station has reached the ninth position in the top 100 stations.
According to the survey report conducted by India Today in 2022, Thrissur is the richest city in the country. The rich people of Thrissur own 40,000 crore rupees. At the same time, Thrissur is in the list of small towns with the most wealth. Surat is the richest place in terms of big cities, there are 19 people in Surat who have a wealth of more than a thousand crores. On the other hand, there are 4 people in Thrissur who have a wealth of more than a thousand crores. Coimbatore is just below Thrissur in the report.
38,200 crores are the assets of the rich in Coimbatore. There are 14 people here who have more than a thousand crores. Other districts of Kerala are also lagging behind in terms of wealth. Ernakulam district has assets of Rs 18,000 crore. The assets according to the survey are 10,800 crores in Thiruvananthapuram, 8,600 crores in Kottayam and 6,800 crores in Kozhikode. At the same time, there are 4 people in Ernakulam who have assets above one thousand crores. There are three very rich people in Thiruvananthapuram. There are two people in Kozhikode.
