Chennai Metro Rail Phase II finally gets Centre’s green light
From Page One 04.10.2024
“From land acquisition to the extension, there were several questions. One of the key points was, why the length of the project was changed almost three times. From the initial 107 km, it went up to 118.9 km, and the cost too was changed quite a few times. They needed justifications for all these issues, and they were provided,” a source said.
There is expected relief in the State government camp, who are confident that the Centre’s contribution of ₹7,425 crore will come through soon. There is expectation that the current pace of the project will pick up, sources said.
Mr. Stalin said the long-pending demand of the people of Tamil Nadu had been addressed now. ‘‘We are confident of completing the project at the earliest,’’ he said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). He also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accepting the State’s request during his meeting with him recently, and approving the second phase of the Chennai Metro Rail Project. Many congested and busy locations, in the city will stand to benefit as the trains will run through the stations to be set up in these areas.
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