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Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan on Wednesday announced that the state government has officially dropped the controversial SilverLine rail project connecting Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod. The project, introduced by the previous LDF government as a major infrastructure plan, had faced strong protests from the public. Speaking to reporters after the cabinet meeting, Satheesan said the government has ordered the removal of all survey stones placed for the project and confirmed that all land acquisition procedures linked to the K-Rail project have been cancelled.