The Chennai Metro was given the Kalam Innovation in Governance Award during the 3rd Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Memorial Summit on Innovation in Governance, 2019, held in New Delhi on Thursday, said a release. Rajiv Kumar, vice-chairman, NITI Aayog, presented the award to Pankaj Kumar Bansal, managing director, CMRL, and Vijay Kumar Singh, chief general manager (underground construction).