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Chennai Metro Rail work to begin this October
New Delhi (PTI): Work on the much-awaited Chennai Metro Rail Project is expected to begin by October this year with the Japanese government giving its nod for concessional assistance to build the transport system.
The Tamil Nadu government will sign the agreement with the Japanese government which is providing Rs 852.69 crore for the prestigious project in September.
"The Japanese government has agreed to extend more than Rs 800 crore for providing a better transport system to the city. This is just the first instalment and we will be signing an agreement with them sometime next month," Syed Munir Hoda, Chairman, Chennai Metro Rail Corporation, told PTI.
The total project cost is estimated at Rs 11,124 crore, while Japan will provide Rs 8,646 crore to establish a 45-km long mass rapid transport system in the form of metro and elevated railways. The remaining cost will shared by both state government and the Centre.
"We are pursuing the project on fast-track and we intend to start work on it by this October," Chief Secretary L K Tripathi said.
"The project is in pre-Public Investment Board stage and once it is cleared by the board, then it will go for the Cabinet approval," he said.
"Once the agreement is signed between the state government and the Japanese side, we will start the work on the project," Hoda said.
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Posted - 08/24/2008 : 19:59:49
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Metro rail project: India, Japan to exchange notes
This would facilitate the receipt of Rs. 851 crore, the first instalment from Japanese government
CHENNAI: Representatives of the Governments of India and Japan will exchange notes on September 8 for the formal loan agreement in connection with the Chennai Metro rail project, in the presence of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi.
This would facilitate the receipt of Rs. 851 crore, the first instalment from the Japanese government towards the project, Chennai Metro Rail Company sources said on Sunday.
The Chennai Metro rail project is estimated to cost Rs. 11,124 crore, excluding cost escalation and taxes.
Of this, the Japanese government will fund Rs. 8,646 crore and the remaining cost will be shared by the Central and State governments, at a 20: 20 ratio approximately, sources added.
To be completed in six years
The project will be completed in about six years from the date of its commencement.
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29 Aug 2008, 0758 hrs IST
CHENNAI: Fast forward to 2020: commuting to work by cars and two-
wheelers is out of fashion. Majority of the commuters take the metro
rail that links hitherto unconnected neighbourhoods with the
railway's expanded suburban and Mass Rapid Transit System.
Public transport will be the most favoured by commuters whether to
travel from Parrys to the airport, Sriperumbudur or even places on
the Old Mahabalipuram Road and vice versa. The city's public
transport scene is all set to change in the next 10 years with the
southern railway planning to lay two new lines and quadruple the
existing suburban lines to cater to the projected 10% increase in
suburban passenger traffic over the next 5-10 years.
Metro rail that is scheduled for completion in 2014 will link the
hitherto unconnected neighbourhoods to existing suburban networks -
Beach-Tambaram , Central-Arakonam and Central-Gummidipoondi sectors -
and will make commuting to the suburbs from any part of the city
hassle-free .
The railways plan to lay a 26.65 km Avadi-Sriperumbudur line at a
cost of Rs 255 crore and a 179 km Perungudi-Cuddalore railway line
via Mahabalipuram .
"This will ensure that people can commute from Anna Salai to OMR
bypassing the congested roads and the bus system," said a senior
official with Chennai Metro Rail.
However, metro rail will not completely push the roads into
irrelevance. They will, infact, have a symbiotic existence. "The
elevated corridor of metro rail will lead to widening of the roads.
This means more space for the vehicles and also a train service that
is faster," he added.
The proposed inter-modal connectivity between metro rail and
suburban railway and metropolitan transport corporation will help
residents to live at the heart of the city and commute to the
suburbs for work or vice versa. Hence, sometime in the future, a
commuter who wants to travel from Thousand Lights to Sriperumbudur
can take a Metro to Washermanpet railway station and change over to
an EMU service to Sriperumbudur via Avadi. The travel time will be
about an hour.
Southern railway, in the next couple of years, will augment capacity
on the Chennai-Gummidipoondi sector, lay a third line to Korukkupet,
quadruple the existing lines upto Ennore, quadruple the Tiruvallur
to Arakonam route and complete the Velachery-St Thomas Mount section
of the MRTS. "Our strategy to improve connectivity follows a
pattern: newlines, doubling, electrification, introduction of
automatic signalling, quadrupling and add capacity by introducing
more coaches," said southern railway chief PRO Neenu Ittyerah.
As against the 68 rakes that were in service two years ago, the
railways now operates 78 rakes. About 39 coaches have been added to
the composition of the train increasing the capacity of each train
by a minimum of 300 per coach. Meanwhile, metro rail pre-
construction works are moving ahead at a fast pace. After a series
of public hearings held in April, the officials are continuing with
further consultations with the residents before land can be marked
for acquisition.
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Posted - 09/21/2008 : 00:32:38
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Chennai: Chennai Metro Rail Ltd has commenced consultation with property owners to purchase land for constructing stations and laying the metro line.
There are 36 stations along the two metro corridors and 18 of them are located entirely on government properties. The remaining 18 stations are located partly on private properties. According to a Chennai Metro official, the first round of consultations for 10 stations for buying properties had been completed and the remaining eight will be undertaken soon.
Murali Rangan, one of the property owners on the Mount Road, who attended a recent consultation organised by the Chennai Metro Rail, said he and others at the meeting were shown the location of LIC station and explained how their properties would be affected. The Chennai Metro Rail authorities had explained to them that the properties would be purchased based on a fair price, which would be arrived at after the recommendations of Chennai Metro Rail valuers (yet to be appointed) are received and negotiated with property owners. Forced land acquisition would be adopted only when properties are under legal dispute or are facing other problems. At the consultation, the property owners suggested alternatives for station location, not just to protect their own property but also to take into account other practical considerations, but the Chennai Metro Rail authorities did not take the suggestions seriously, Dr. Rangan said.
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Posted - 09/24/2008 : 19:31:51
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Tiruvotriyur residents clamour for metro rail
24 Sep 2008, 0553 hrs IST,TNN
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CHENNAI: Residents of the northern suburb of Tiruvotriyur have intensified their struggle to bring the metro rail to their neighbourhood. After petitions and representations proved futile, they have taken the path of protest to ensure that the state government will extend the mass rapid transport system to Tiruvotriyur from Washermanpet.
Corridor one of metro rail was originally intended to start from Tiruvotriyur, but the starting point was changed to Washermanpet in the final report.
On Tuesday, more than 200 residents staged a protest in front of the collectorate under the banner of North Chennai People’s Rights Federation (NCPRF) to pressurise the state to restore Tiruvotriyur as the starting point of the corridor.
“The metro rail will be useful for the residents who currently spend one and a half hours in crowded buses to reach Parrys or Broadway. If the metro comes it will take just 45 minutes to commute to the city. Hundreds of people depend on route 56C buses and also route one buses to reach offices and educational institutions,” said a resident T Raj Kumar.
According to NCPRF convener S Jayachandran, “The authorities have cited non-availability of land as the reason for shifting the take-off point of the corridor to Washermanpet. They need land to build a terminal and a station as trains have to be turned around.”
But land is available with the municipality and railways for construction of the terminal and there was no need to acquire land from private agencies or residents, he added.
Besides, the residents are not worried over land acquisition because “land owned by local bodies is available for construction of stations and the corridor will be 12 metres underground
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UNITED THEY STAND: The young and the old turn out in large numbers on Monday to form a human chain seeking inclusion of Tiruvottiyur in the Metro Rail project. A section of school students holding placards in Tiruvottiyur
CHENNAI: People from different walks of life on Monday participated in a human chain in north Chennai demanding inclusion of Tiruvottiyur in the proposed Metro Rail project.
The human chain, organised by the North Chennai People’s Rights Federation, extended around 10 km from Tiruvottiyur to Mint Bridge. Highlighting the need for including Tiruvottiyur, the participants pointed to the large number of households and businesses that would benefit. They said north Chennai had been neglected on several fronts and the Metro Rail would tide over the absence of a proper transport connectivity to the area.
Convener of the Federation S. Jeyachandran said braving intermittent rain, thousands of people participated in the human chain, including hundreds of school students. He said though Tiruvottiyur figured in the initial project proposal, as the starting point for the Corridor-I up to the Chennai Airport, the plan was changed.
As per the new proposal, Corridor-I would start from Washermenpet, a locality that barely represented north Chennai as it was closer to central Chennai. Although the authorities concerned assured that the Metro Rail would eventually cover Tiruvottiyur, it would take almost 20 years for that to happen, once the project is commissioned. “It would be a long wait [for the residents],” Mr. Jeyachandran said. There would also be no problem getting the required land for putting Tiruvottiyur on the Metro Rail, he added.
Metro Rail connectivity to Tiruvottiyur would benefit about 30 lakh people living in the various congested localities of north Chennai, who now have limited public transport facility to other parts of the city. If the project was implemented from Tiruvottiyur, it would also facilitate development of the localities, he added.
The Federation had recently submitted a memorandum to Metro Rail authorities, urging them to include Tiruvottiyur in the project.
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Posted - 10/17/2008 : 02:24:47
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Date:17/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/17/stories/2008101752760100.htm
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With the CMDA considering a premium FSI the question on fee is yet to be settled.
CHENNAI: In order to reduce the amount spent on land acquisitions for infrastructure projects and facilitate quick consent and agreement between the government authorities and property owners, the CMDA has proposed the concept of transfer of development rights (TDR) in the master plan.
At an expert committee meeting, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority on Tuesday discussed the modalities of implementing this. Along with this, the fee needed to be paid for availing oneself of the premium FSI was also discussed.
Property owners affected by land acquisition will receive a TDR certificate instead of cash compensation. This certificate will allow them to build more than what is normally permissible. For example, if a plot owner loses a property which has 1.5 floor space index (FSI), he/she can get 2.25 FSI as compensation and use it elsewhere in the city. This certificate could also be sold to developers who may want to utilise it in their projects. Institutions such as the Chennai Metro rail are agreeable to the proposal, as it would reduce their land acquisition costs significantly.
According to an official source, the CMDA has proposed that the guideline value of the land should be taken as the basis for calculating the charges for availing premium FSI. However, some of the members of the committee opposed this and suggested that the market value of land be taken, so that the government does not lose revenue necessary to provide infrastructure this additional built-up area will necessitate. The premium FSI is the additional built-up area a developer or a property owner can build over and above what is permitted. For example, if the maximum permissible FSI for multi-storied building is 2.5, the builder can avail himself of the additional premium FSI of 1 after paying the charges fixed by the CMDA.
Tara Murali, another member of the expert committee, said the premium FSI was not recommended by the expert committee of the CMDA, but later introduced by the government.
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Posted - 12/08/2008 : 23:55:46
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CHENNAI: Chennai Metro Rail's proposal to build an elevated track
from Saidapet to the airport has hit a roadblock with the Airports
Authority of India (AAI) raising objections to the plan, saying it
will hamper aircraft movement.
AAI has objected to the alignment of corridor-1 connecting
Washermanpet to the airport because the viaduct, if constructed,
will obstruct aircraft movement from the secondary runway. According
to an AAI official, Chennai Metro Rail had asked for a 30-metre
height clearance for the stretch in front of the airport, including
viaduct and overhead electric cables.
"We have asked Chennai Metro Rail to build the track underground,
for the stretch in front of the airport. After we objected, they
have scaled down the height and applied for clearance of 27 metres.
Even then, the structure will pose a hazard to aircraft movement,"
the official added. According to the present alignment, the viaduct
is to run on the centre of the road up to the airport, except at
Guindy and Alandur. At Alandur, Metro Rail plans to construct an
inter-change station between corridor1 and corridor-2 (Chennai
Central-St Thomas Mount). A stabling area is also planned at
Tirusulam, opposite the airport.
The problems were discussed in a meeting between AAI and Chennai
Metro officials recently. Sources said Metro officials expressed
difficulty in bringing the alignment underground because of the high
cost involved - it will cost Rs 300 crore to build one km of
underground line. Besides, the underground line will have to be
taken from Saidapet to obtain the necessary gradient. There will be
another meeting betweent the two bodies to try and resolve the
issue. According to a senior AAI official, permission was originally
given to build an underground line, but Metro Rail wanted to build
an elevated structure. Meanwhile, an AAI committee will study
whether the no objection' certificate can be given for the elevated
structure.
After the Mumbai terror attack, AAI has become extra vigilant. It
had a few days ago suggested the installation of a view blocker on
the flyover in front of the airport to prevent motorists and others
from stopping by to get a clean view of the airport. As a temporary
measure, policemen have been posted atop the flyover to prevent this
happening. The flyover, though, does not lie in the air corridor
and, thus, is not an obstruction to movement of aircraft.
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Posted - 12/15/2008 : 19:33:11
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Tiruvottiyur residents take out rally for Metro Rail connectivity
CHENNAI: Hundreds of people participated in a march organised by North Chennai People’s Rights Federation on Sunday to urge the State government to implement the Metro Rail project from Tiruvottiyur.
Addressing the participants, Tiruvottiyur Municipality Chairman R. Jayaraman said that lakhs of people, particularly labourers, traders and industrial workers in north Chennai would be benefited if Tiruvottiyur is connected under the proposed the Metro Rail project. There was enough land available in Tiruvottiyur for the project.
The residents felt that the project would bridge the infrastructural gap between the northern and the southern part of the city.
S.S. Vasan, general secretary of ACL Social Service Society, Gummidipoondi, said that the Metro Rail for Tiruvottiyur would serve thousands of residents belonging to the weaker sections of the society in north Chennai. Women who participated said that their children would benefit from this project as connectivity to educational institutions would be better.
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Posted - 12/19/2008 : 21:03:18
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Centre to clear metro rail project soon
CHENNAI: The Union Cabinet will clear the Chennai Metro Rail project and the Nemmeli water desalination plant within the next two weeks, said Union Minister for Urban Development S.Jaipal Reddy here on Friday.
Addressing the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) conference on ‘Urbanisation – Providing Affordable Housing to All,’ he said foundation stone for these projects would be laid within a month or two.
The cost of the 46-km Chennai Metro Rail project has been estimated at Rs.14,600 crore. The Japan International Co-operation Agency will finance 60 per cent of the project with the rest being shared by State and Central governments. The project was earlier cleared by the Projects Implementation Board of the Centre.
On the Nemmeli water desalination plant, the Minister said that the Centre would provide Rs.870 crore for the Rs.900-crore project. The plant aimed at providing 100 mld of drinking water from seawater every day.
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Posted - 12/21/2008 : 23:25:06
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CHENNAI: The Union Government has decided to clear the Chennai Metro Rail Project (CMRP) over the next two weeks at a total cost of Rs 14,600 crore for a distance of 46 kms of rail line.
"About 60 per cent of the cost will be funded in the form of soft loans by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the rest would be shared between State and Central Governments,” Union Urban Development Minister, Jaipal Reddy said here on Friday.
Reddy was speaking at the CII Conference on ‘Urbanisation- Providing affordable housing to all’.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corp Ltd has prepared a detailed project report (DPR) of the CMRP, with the creation of two initial corridors -- the first 23.085 kms covering the area from Washermanpet to the airport and the second 21.961 kms encompassing Chennai Central to St Thomas Mount.
The State Government had earlier created a special purpose vehicle, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd, for implementing the project.
The Metro project is slated for completion by 2014-15. “Delhi’s BRTS (bus rapid transit system) should also be emulated in tier II cities like Coimbatore as it is a cheap and efficient public transport system,” Reddy said.
Reddy also announced that the 100 million litre per day (MLD) desalination plant for Chennai would be cleared by the Central Government in the next two weeks. The detailed project report of the plant to be set up on 40.05 acres of land to meet the long term drinking water requirements of Chennai city was submitted to the Ministry of Urban Development earlier this year.
“The project cost of the 100 MLD desalination plant at Nemmeli, 37 kms from Chennai will be over Rs 900 crore.
The Government of India will give a grant subsidy of Rs 870 crore (90 per cent) for it,” Reddy said. The rest is expected to be borne by the State Government.
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Posted - 01/17/2009 : 01:57:05
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Chennai, Jan. 15 The coveted Chennai Metro Rail project is finally on the fast track after being on the backburner since 2002.
The Metro Rail project will be a 40 km stretch and it will be built over a period of three years. Some of the funds will be borrowed from Japanese banks. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation - responsible for the success of the Delhi Metro will be the consulting agency.
It was also decided to implement the project through the ‘Chennai Metro Rail Limited,’ ( CMRL) a company that would be set up with contributions from both the Central and State governments.
The government took up the mass rapid transit project to reduce traffic congestion in Chennai. The Rs.9,757-crore metro rail project at the policy-level and the two routes prepared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in its Detailed Project Report (DPR).
The first route will be from Washermanpet to Meenambakkam via Egmore and Teynampet. The second route will be from Anna Nagar to St. Thomas Mount via Vadapalani, Ashok Nagar and Alandur. The total distance covered by both the routes is 46.5 km. About 20 km will be underground and the remaining, on the surface.
The T N Government shelved the monorail scheme, proposed by the previous government, and opted for the metro rail because it could carry more passengers at a lower cost.
According to sources the CMRL is gearing up to commence the work latest by the end of the year.
The Chennai Metro Rail seems all set to be a reality soon and this time, the chief minister is looking at it as one of the trump card for the next elections - Staff Reporter
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Posted - 01/22/2009 : 18:37:54
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CHENNAI: Responding to the demand of the people of Tiruvottiyur in north Chennai for including the area in the Rs.14,600-crore Metro Rail project, the government announced on Wednesday that a detailed investigation would be undertaken immediately.
This was stated in the customary address of Governor Surjit Singh Barnala to the Assembly.
On Monday, various organisations, including residents’ welfare associations and non-governmental organisations, had observed a fast in front of the Tiruvottiyur municipal office.
Mr. Barnala also said that the works under the project would begin this year.
The Metro Rail was meant to address the public transport needs of the city by easing the increasing congestion on roads, and would be implemented only through the public sector mode.
He complimented the government on its “tireless efforts” at receiving financial assistance of the Japan International Co-operation Agency for the project in “such a short period.”
The Governor said the work on the desalination plant (100-million litres a day) at Nemmeli would be “undertaken expeditiously.” Recently, the Union government accorded approval for the Rs. 908-crore project.
The work on another plant at Minjur would be completed by April
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CCEA nod for Metro Rail project
“Park-and-ride” facilities for vehicles to be provided
estimated cost of the project is Rs.14,600 crore
59 % to be met by concessional Official Development Assistance loan from Japan
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CHENNAI: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) of the Union government approved the Chennai Metro Rail Project at its meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday. The long-awaited project aims at providing Chennai with a fast, reliable, convenient, efficient, modern and affordable mode of public transport, which could offer a lasting solution to growing transport needs.
According to officials, the clearance for the proposed facility in Chennai by the CCEA was the fastest for any Metro Rail project in the country.
The estimated cost of the project is Rs.14,600 crore, including escalation, Central taxes and interest during the period of construction, but excluding State taxes and value of vacant State government land. A total of 59 per cent of the cost will be met by concessional Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan of the government of Japan. The agreement was signed between India and Japan on November 21, 2008, in Tokyo.
The Central government will contribute 15 per cent of the project cost as equity and 5 per cent as subordinate debt. The remaining 21 per cent of the cost will be met by the State government in the form of equity (15 per cent) and subordinate debt (6 per cent).
In June 2006, the State Cabinet took a decision to implement the Metro Rail project in Chennai. The government ordered the preparation of a detailed project report, which was entrusted to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. The project was declared a “Special Initiative” under the direct control of the Chief Minister. The detailed project report was submitted on November 1, 2007 and the project was approved by the Cabinet on November 7.
The project consists of two corridors with a combined length of 45 km. Corridor I will be 23.1 km-long (14.3 km underground and 8.8 km elevated). It will be from Washermenpet to the airport via Anna Salai. Corridor II will be 22-km long (9.7 km underground and 12.3 km elevated) and connect Chennai Central to St. Thomas Mount via Koyambedu. The portions of Corridor I from Washermanpet to Saidapet on Anna Salai, and Corridor II on Periyar EVR Salai and Anna Nagar 2nd Avenue, will be underground and the remaining portion on an elevated structure. The project is programmed for completion in financial year 2014-15. It will be implemented by the Chennai Metro Rail Limited, a special purpose vehicle, which will be a joint-venture with equal equity participation from the Central and State governments on Delhi Metro Rail Corporation pattern.
Special efforts have been made in the design of the project to ensure proper integration with other forms of public and private transport including buses, suburban trains and the MRTS. Wherever possible, “park-and-ride” facilities for two and four-wheelers will be provided.
Most of the land requirement will be fulfilled by the government. The small extent of private land needed will be purchased through a negotiated process, taking into account prevailing market prices. Land acquisition will be taken up where negotiation is not successful or not feasible for legal reasons, according to a release from the Metro Rail Company.
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Posted - 01/28/2009 : 20:31:18
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Union cabinet clears metro rail for city
29 Jan 2009, 0348 hrs IST, TNN
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CHENNAI: Commuting in Chennai is set to get simpler with the union Cabinet approving the Chennai Metro Rail project.
The project received the final stamp of approval from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs of the Union Government on Wednesday. The Rs 14,600 crore twin corridor project aims at providing Chennai with a fast, reliable, efficient, modern and affordable mode of public transport, as a solution to the city’s growing transport needs.
Fifty nine per cent of the cost will be met by concessional Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan from the Japan
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