Kochi wins award for the city with the most sustainable transport system

The city of Kochi in Kerala has won the award for the city with the most sustainable transport system in the country.

• The award was given away by the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri .

• During the last decade or so, there has been a conscious effort in Kochi and its suburbs to shift towards a green and people-oriented mobility — be it the Kochi Metro Rail, Kochi Water Metro, the Kochi Open Mobility Network or setting up the first solar powered airport in the world.

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