August 2021 - Land acquisition pending for the project; October 2020 - Construction underway; February 2020 - INR1.33bn (USD19mn) allocated for project; January 2018 - Construction started; August 2017 - Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved construction of double line with electrification between Thiruvananthapuram and Kanyakumari; Project Value - INR14.31bn