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Spots for metro rail stations identified

A. Srivathsan

Chennai: The locations of stations along the two metro railway lines — one between Washermenpet and the airport and the other between Fort station and St. Thomas Mount — have been finalised. The project work is expected to begin in 2008-09. It is to be ready in six years.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMRC) has identified the land required for them and drawn up the building footprint and alignment. Detailed drawings showing the location along the road and within a given property are ready.

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation, the funding agency, has appointed an independent consultant to study the proposal before granting its final approval and releasing funds. The government will issue land acquisition notices after the proposal is fully and finally approved. The architectural design of the stations will also be taken up at that point.

The total length of the metro line is 46.5 km and the project cost is Rs.9,575 crore. A length of about 20 km will be underground and the remaining part will be on elevated structures. The State government has formed the Chennai Metro Rail Company to execute the project, and the DMRC will be associated with the project till completion.

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