The Kochi Metro Rail project is coming up on a 25-km stretch between Aluva and Tripunithura Petta. The project is likely to ease out traffic congestion in the city of Kochi. The project is estimated to cost Rs 5,537 crore and likely to commission in 2016. The state government intends to complete the Phase-I of the project from Aluva to Palarivattom.