200-Year-Old Kerala Shrine Relocated 26 Meters for Rail Line
A 200-year-old wayside shrine (kurishadi) at Konthuruthy in Thevara, Kochi, was successfully relocated 26 meters to make way for railway track expansion. The St. John’s Nepumsian Church preserved this Portuguese-style heritage structure using innovative lifting technology, marking India’s first such operation for a wayside cross. Preservation Effort Built in 1823
