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Chennai: Chennai Metro Rail has been lauded for its effort to develop mass transit system which is at par with international standards. The Chennai Metro Rail has been awarded the SKOCH Order of Merit for the metro project it has developed in the city. SKOCH - Smart Governance Award - is an initiative to distinguish top performing government organisation as well as those working with government agencies and following best practices and models of governance. [caption id="attachment_14969" align="alignnone" width="834"] Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL) bags SKOCH Award for Good Governance (Photo: CMRL)[/caption] The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) had presented before a board of experts the different facilities and features it has built in the 45km phase-1 project that is on the verge of conclusion. Chennai Metro Rail project is conferred with SKOCH Order of Merit Gold pic.twitter.com/qxDQvUZGPh — Chennai Metro Rail (@cmrlofficial) June 28, 2018 During the pre...

Coimbatore: The Institute of Urban Transport (India) has recently organised a study tour which was facilitated by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to conduct study on feasibility of Light Metro Rail Systems in Tire II & Tire III cities in India. Pankaj Kumar Bansal, Managing Director of Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) has been nominated for the study tour for Coimbatore Metro Rail Project . In July last year Chief Minister of Tamilnadu Government Edappadi K. Palaniswami had announced that implementation of Metro Rail System in Coimbatore is in active consideration of the Government. Thereafter, CMRL has invited Expression of Interest (EOI) / Project Qualification (PQ) from the reputed consultancy firms. The proposed study is being funded by the German Development Bank, KfW. Reply received from Chennai Metro Rail Ltd against a Petition filed by T. Sudandhira It has been reiterated from a reply received from Chennai Metro Rail Corporation (CMRL) against a pe...

Coimbatore: The Institute of Urban Transport (India) has recently organised a study tour which was  facilitated by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to conduct study on feasibility of Light Metro Rail Systems in Tire II & Tire III cities in India. Pankaj Kumar Bansal, Managing Director of Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) has been nominated for the study tour for Coimbatore Metro Rail Project . In July last year Chief Minister of Tamilnadu Government Edappadi K. Palaniswami had announced that implementation of Metro Rail System in Coimbatore is in active consideration of the Government. Thereafter, CMRL has invited Expression of Interest (EOI) / Project Qualification (PQ) from the reputed consultancy firms. The proposed study is being funded by the German Development Bank, KfW. Reply received from Chennai Metro Rail Ltd against a Petition filed by T. Sudandhira It has been reiterated from a reply received from Chennai Metro Rail Corporation (CMRL) agains...

Chennai: The ambitious and first underground metro station stretch in Chennai Metro is most likely to be other stations on Anna Salai. It was last year the project was kick started for the Thirumangalam and Nehru Park via Poonamallee High Road stretch, now the CMRL officials post inspection would soon open other stations on route together with a part of Central Metro as well as stations on Anna Salai. CMRS completed safety inspection of Chennai Metro It was on Monday that the first leg of inspections of these lines was started by the commissioner of metro rail safety. If the inspection reports are satisfactory, the routes will get a go-ahead by the CMRL officials. CMRL further informed that they will unlock metro rail stretches from Nehru Park to Central Metro and Little Mount to AG-DMS before the end of this month. CMRS completed safety inspection of Chennai Metro Underground Section The inspection was started by the commission of railway safety (CRS), under the ministry of civil avi...

Chennai: The government of Tamil Nadu has urged the management of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) to streamline its work in the city and complete it as soon as possible, and thus ensure that commuting is easy for the public. The Minister of State Industries, M. C. Sampath, asked the managing director of CMRL, Pankaj Kumar Bansal, to complete the works from Nehru Park to Central and from Saidapet to AG-DMS shortly. The minister, who recently visited the underground sites of the CMRL and inspected the work, expressed his satisfaction with the progress of the work and wanted the passenger services on the routes to begin soon. The stations between AG-DMK and Saidapet are receiving final touches particularly at the point of entry or exit, said the official. CMRL is planning to start the test on the Anna Salai line this week, the sources said. It is likely that the Metro Rail Safety commissioner will be invited for inspection in March. Currently, Chennai Metro Rail Limited is operating se...

Chennai: Travelers struggling to cross the GST road near the Alandur Metro train station can have a break once a bridge is built on the foot. According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) the contract for the construction of a pedestrian bridge near the station has just been awarded. “It is estimated that the work will cost around R6 crore and will start soon.” But it can take between six and eight months for the job to end, “said one official. The bridge will have escalators and elevators for the comfort of travelers. Every day, almost 2,000 people travel through this station, which was opened as part of the Koyambedu-Alandur stretch almost three years ago. Although the Metro Rail of Chennai had planned the metro project in late 2016, there were no buyers. The tender was issued for the first time in November 2016, but the authorities were not happy with the response and again called for tender in early 2017, authorities said. “We planned to comple...