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DMK welcomes Chennai Metro Rail launch

Party treasurer M.K. Stalin said that the inauguration of the Metro Rail by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa brought ‘great joy’ to him.

June 29, 2015 05:31 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 11:08 am IST - Chennai

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A metro train is ready to chug along from the Alandur Metro Rail station in Chennai on Monday. Photo: S.R. Raghunathan

A metro train is ready to chug along from the Alandur Metro Rail station in Chennai on Monday. Photo: S.R. Raghunathan

The DMK on Monday welcomed the launch of Chennai Metro Rail services and claimed credit for bringing the transport system to this metropolis.

Party treasurer M.K. Stalin said that the inauguration of the Metro Rail by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa brought ‘great joy’ to him.

“This project was initiated by the DMK government to provide the city with a world-class mass rapid transport system (MRTS). The sanction of Rs 14,600 crore for the project was approved by the DMK Cabinet on November 7, 2007,” he said in a statement.

“At last, the long wait is over for the residents of Chennai,” he said, adding, Chennai was one step closer to the definition of ‘an advanced city.’

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