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| Stalin inspecting Metro rail work |
Chennai: The 45-km Chennai Metro Rail project will be completed ahead of the original schedule and the train service would begin in two years time, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said here Friday.
"The works are progressing fast and at this rate we will be able to operate trains between Koyambedu and St Thomas Mount by 2013. The entire network of metro rail under phase one will be ready by 2015," he said after inspecting works near the Military Hospital in Alandur, SIDCO, Jawaharlal Nehru Street and Koyambedu.
According to him, works valued Rs.629 crore have been completed till date for the Rs.14,600 crore project.
He said "81 pillars have been constructed and concrete platforms placed between 11 pillars to form a viaduct on the Koyambedu-Ashok Nagar stretch. Works on elevated stations at Vadapalani and Koyambedu have begun."
Stalin also inspected the site of the proposed metro rail station at the airport.
"Extension of the line to Tambaram will be considered after taking up works at Tiruvottiyur and also the already announced phase two corridors," he told reporters.
The central and the state governments would contribute Rs.2,920 crore and Rs.3,034 crore respectively, and Rs.8,646 crore will be raised as a loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
"The works are progressing fast and at this rate we will be able to operate trains between Koyambedu and St Thomas Mount by 2013. The entire network of metro rail under phase one will be ready by 2015," he said after inspecting works near the Military Hospital in Alandur, SIDCO, Jawaharlal Nehru Street and Koyambedu.
According to him, works valued Rs.629 crore have been completed till date for the Rs.14,600 crore project.
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| Chennai Metro Rail Plan |
Stalin also inspected the site of the proposed metro rail station at the airport.
"Extension of the line to Tambaram will be considered after taking up works at Tiruvottiyur and also the already announced phase two corridors," he told reporters.
The central and the state governments would contribute Rs.2,920 crore and Rs.3,034 crore respectively, and Rs.8,646 crore will be raised as a loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
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| Metro Rail work under progress |
