Kerala Expressway

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Kerala Expressway

• Cost Benefit Analysis
• Avik Rakhit

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Typical Indian Truck
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Camels out on their morning stroll!
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Local goods carrier !
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The family car !
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Kerala Expressway
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The proposed highway

• Proposed Design Traffic Analysis

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Benefits, Costs

• Reduction in VOC (vehicle operating costs)
• Reduction in Time
• Reduction in agricultural transportation loss
• Reduction in agricultural commodity prices?
• Development Centers stimulation of local economy
• Future-proofing communication links
• Defense related benefits
• Reduction in number of road accidents
• Pollution
• Social displacement acquisition of 13,000 acres
  of land
• Financial Costs
• Helping the Government costs

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Economic Value AddAccording to the State
Government

• Investment of USD 1.45 Billion
• NPV (Economic) of USD 85 Billion
• NPV (Financial) of USD 11 Billion
• IRR (Economic) of 65
• IRR (Financial) of 30
• Are these for real ???

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Kerala Expressway

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