Providing seamless, affordable, accessible, and equitable mobility solutions to the citizens remains our priority
Metro Rail News|August 2022
Shri. Loknath Behera Managing Director Kochi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd
Providing seamless, affordable, accessible, and equitable mobility solutions to the citizens remains our priority

Metro Rail News conducted an email interview with Mr. Loknath Behera, MD, Kochi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. In the interview Mr. Behera talked about Kochi Metro Rail and why it requires inter-modal transportation and integration of travel through use of technology.

Mr. Lokanath Behera is a retired I.P.S. officer. He was State Police Chief and Director General of Police (DGP) of the Kerala State Police. He was one of the founding members of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Behera joined the service as the ASP in Alappuzha and served as ACP (Kochi city), SP (Kannur), commandant of KAP-4 Battalion, commissioner (Kochi city), IG (police HQ), ADGP (modernisation), DGP (prisons) and DGP (Fire and Rescue Services). He was also instrumental in modernizing the Kerala police, equipping it with modern vehicles and state-of-the-art small arms and non-lethal weaponry. He was reappointed as Managing Director of Kochi Metro on 28 August 2021 by the Government of Kerala.

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Kochi Metro, already a high-tech transport system, is planned to be developed as the most advanced Metro System of the country. What other world-class amenities commuters are expected to get in Kochi Metro apart from one being availed now?

This story is from the August 2022 edition of Metro Rail News.

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