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Madras HC Sends Notice to Govt on Madurai Metro DPR

Representative AI image MADURAI: The Madras High Court has issued notices to the Centre, state authorities, and Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) regarding a petition urging the state government to revise and resubmit the detailed project report (DPR) for the Madurai Metro Rail project for reevaluation. A division bench, comprising Justice Anita Sumanth and Justice C Kumarappan, heard the public interest litigation presented by A V Kathir, a first-year law student from Madurai. The petitioner emphasized that over the last two decades, Madurai has evolved into one of the fastest-growing urban centers in Tamil Nadu. The city is now home…

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Coimbatore Metro Land Plan to Finish in Two Months

COIMBATORE: Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) is set to complete its final Detailed Land Plan Schedule (LPS) for the Coimbatore Metro project, estimating to finalize asset valuations for two proposed corridors within two months. This project includes Corridor-1, which extends from Ukkadam Bus Stand to Coimbatore Airport near Neelambur, and Corridor-2, running from Coimbatore Junction to Valiyampalayam Privu. The total length of both corridors is 40 km, with an estimated cost of ₹10,740 crore. Coimbatore MP Ganapathy P Rajkumar and Corporation Commissioner M Sivaguru Prabakaran provided a project update to the media on Tuesday. Rajkumar mentioned that an urgent LPS…