Feasiblity and Project Report for Metro Rail in Chennai
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Ltd. has since completed and submitted the detailed project report (DPR) for Chennai Metro Phase I of length 45.046 km. to Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. in August, 2008. The DPR comprises of two corridors from Washermanpet to Chennai Airport (23.085 km.) and Chennai Central to St. Thomas Mount (21.961 km.). The Union Government has since approved the Metro Rail Project of Chennai at a total estimated cost of Rs.14,600 crore in February, 2009.
This information was given by Shri Saugata Roy, Minister of State for Urban Development in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
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