MINIMAL LAND ACQUISITIONS FOR CHENNAI METRO RAIL

For the proposed Chennai Metro Rail Project, a survey has been done recently to finalise the 46.5 km Metro line. According to the government sources, at some places the proposed elevated corridor has been changed to underground line to avoid the acquisition of households and other important buildings. They had concluded that only 45 households are going to be affected and the impacts due to the tunneling for underground line are not specified. However the government has decided to resist the construction of buildings within 50 m from the underground line.

The proposed corridors are

Corridor 1 : Washermenpet to Airport.
Corridor 2 : Fort to St.Thomas Mount.