metro in Chennai
Chennai- The Chennai metro rail project has completed its first tunnel (1.3 km) between two stations- Washermenpet and Mannadi. The tunneling work between this stretch was initiated on October 1, 2012 and got completed in five and a half months. As per the plan initiated by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC), the phase I of [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai – The underground tunnels of Chennai metro rail project will cross atleast 1,500 buildings in different locations covering a distance of 23 km. The tunnels would run beneath several commercial and residential areas on Washermanpet- Mannadi-High Court, May Day Park-Central, Shenoy Nagar-Pachaiyappa’s and Shenoy Nagar-Anna Nagar stretches. As per plan initiated by Delhi Metro [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai – The Chennai metro rail project will be operated and maintained by Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) only. According to the Managing Director of Chennai metro, CMRL called for international competitive bids to outsource operation and maintenance work of Chennai metro project. But now they have dropped this idea and decided to do it [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai – The construction of Chennai metro rail is slowly blocking the Ripon Buildings in the city. The metro authorities have not taken proper permission from government or Corporation Council in this regard. The Ripon Buildings is the seat of the Chennai corporation and is positioned near the Chennai central railway station. In 2010, State [...] Continue Reading »
