Recent Event Highlights: TN govt allocates Rs 550cr for Chennai Metro Rail project - Business Standard, Chennai Metro Rail to roll out by 2014-15, Metro project may see new destinations - mydigitalfc.com, Tamil Nadu sanctions Rs.550 crore for Chennai Metro, 'Metro rail projects need Rs 1 lakh crore in next 10 yrs' - Business Standard, Chennai Metro Rail starts soil tests in Ashok Nagar - Times of India, and 13 more...
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HinduTN govt allocates Rs 550cr for Chennai Metro Rail projectBusiness StandardTamil Nadu government has allocated Rs 550 crore for Chennai Metro Rail Project, for which the construction work was flagged off by state's Deputy Chief ...Chennai Metro Rail to roll out by 2014-15HinduTamil Nadu sanctions Rs.550 crore for Chennai MetroSifyConstruction work for Chennai metro beginsHindu Business LineExpress Buzz -News Today -Express Buzzall 17 news articles »
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CHENNAI: The Chennai Metro Rail Project will become operational by 2014-15, according to Deputy Chief Minister M.K.Stalin.
Speaking to mediapersons at the launch of the piling work for the construction of an
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The Hindu
http://www.thehindu.com/2009/06/11/stories/2009061150050100.htm
Metro project may see new destinationsmydigitalfc.comWhile Delhi was the first city to get an advanced Metro Rail, metro projects are also being implemented in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata and Chennai ...and more »
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...run from Chennai Central to St.Thomas Mount via Koyambedu. A five-member consortium led by Egis Rail SA of France have been appointed as general consultants to assist Chennai Metro Rail in design, supervision, quality control and safety of the project....
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India eNews
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Moneycontrol.comHave orders for more than 6000 wagons: TexmacoMoneycontrol.comAnother aspect is the expansion of the metro rail projects which are going to come up in all cities. India has got more than 30 cities with a population of ...and more »
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Hindu'Metro rail projects need Rs 1 lakh crore in next 10 yrs'Business StandardEach of Chennai and Kolkata metro rail projects will also cost around Rs 10000 crore. Similarly, the Mumbai project will require an investment of Rs 15000 ...First Indian-made metro rail coaches roll outExpress BuzzGovt lines up Rs 1 lakh cr for Metro projectsEconomic TimesCentre to spend Rs. 1 lakh crore on Metro Rail ProjectsBreakingNewsOnline.domain-B -Indian Express -India Infoline.comall 37 news articles »
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Chennai Metro Rail starts soil tests in Ashok NagarTimes of IndiaCHENNAI: Chennai Metro Rail works are moving at a brisk pace. The corporation's contractors on Wednesday started a trial pile load test on the soil along ...and more »
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Government nod for TDR expected shortly, premium FSI could take longerTimes of IndiaImplementation of TDR is essential for putting projects such as the metro rail on the fast track. People who are likely to lose vast stretches of land for ...and more »
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Polls over, Metro rail gets back on trackTimes of IndiaCHENNAI: Elections over, Chennai Metro Rail Limted (CMRL) is all set to go ahead with the construction of the mass rapid transit system in the city. ...and more »
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HC against cutting trees in Lalbagh areaBusiness StandardPTI / Chennai/ Bangalore May 22, 2009, 0:22 IST The Karnataka High Court today directed Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation not to cut any trees in Lalbagh ...and more »
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S. Jaipal Reddy, 57 Minister of Urban DevelopmentIndian ExpressMetro Rail projects for Bangalore and Kolkata and for Mumbai and Hyderabad on public private partnership mode are in different stages of progress. ...and more »
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Govt asks Japan for more money, this time for an IITIndian Express“We also plan to raise loans for development of metro rail in Kolkata, Chennai and Bangalore and the next phase of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation,” the ...and more »
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...the consortium Egis Rail India, which was one of the two entities, short-listed from six, for the final race to the Chennai metro rail consultancy contract. The same consortium has also won the $20 million contract for technical consultancy to the Kolkata...
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Times of India
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...a Rs 199-crore contract in the Chennai Metro Rail Project, marking the start of the work on the project. According to Chennai Metro Rail officials, Soma Enterprise will set up a 4.5-km stretch of the elevated viaduct running along the 100-ft Inner Ring Road...
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Hindu Business Line
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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/02/19/stories/2009021951070300.htm
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...in making people to park their vehicles and travel through Metro Rail to reach their preferred destination on time, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. chief public relations officer S Krishnamoorthy said. "Though the design for the project is under process, special measures...
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DNA India
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...executed jointly by the Centre and the government of Tamil Nadu, on a 50-50 equity basis. A special purpose vehiclethe Chennai Metro Rail Corporation Ltdwill be set up to carry out the construction of metro rail. The project is scheduled to be completed by...
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Expressindia.com
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http://www.financialexpress.com/news/SPV-for-Chennai-Metro-gets-nod/416767/
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...and 5.78 per cent by the Tamil Nadu Government) and 59.22 per cent senior term debt. The Cabinet today approved the Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase-I, comprising two corridors, covering a length of 45.046 km at a cost of Rs 14,600 crore, an official spokesperson...
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Hindu Business Line
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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/01/30/stories/2009013051812300.htm
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...Cabinet has approved the Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase I, comprising two corridors covering a length of 45.046 km, to be built at a cost of Rs 14,600 crore. The project would be executed through the Chennai Metro Rail Corporation Limited, a joint ownership...
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Webindia123
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it was a cool evening in chennai when we went out for a short ride in chennai's metro train which glides past the suburbans of chennai city.. my can just captured some of it...
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...completed the first phase of the rail project for Delhi, has drawn up the project report and is also the consultant for Chennai Metro Rail Ltd, the company floated by the Tamil Nadu Government. The State Government has appointed Mr Syed Muneer Hoda, a career...
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Hindu Business Line
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/01/07/stories/2008010750971500.htm
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...government. "The foundation stone for the project will be laid in the next one year. In three years, we will be able to provide metro rail for Chennai." The minister said a Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) was also on the anvil for Chennai, for which the centre...
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Chennai Online
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...International Cooperation is expected to fund the project, the statement added. A special purpose vehicle (SPV), Chennai Metro Rail, will be established, jointly by the state and the central governments, to implement the ambitious project, for which a...
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Economic Times
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...release, the Tamil Nadu Cabinet, which met on Wednesday, took a decision to this effect. A public sector enterprise, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd, will be floated to implement the project, which envisages a 46.5 km metro rail system on two routes in Chennai. According...
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Hindu Business Line
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/11/08/stories/2007110853180100.htm
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...to submit DPR on Chennai metro in Feb: Ellamvazhuthi The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will submit its detailed project report (DPR) on the Chennai metro by February 2007, Tamil Nadu Information Minister Parithi Ellamvazhuthi said today. Talking to reporters...
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Webindia123
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...and Programme Implementation G K Vasan today said, he would seek a report from the Tamil Nadu Government on the Chennai Metro Rail project so that work on the network could start soon after clearance from the Centre. Visiting the Delhi Metro, the...
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Chennai Online
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