North Chennai residents seek two new Metro Rail corridors

CHENNAI The Federation of North Chennai Residents’ Welfare Associations has sought two new Metro Rail corridors to improve connectivity to residential and industrial areas in north Chennai, submitting petitions to Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) Managing Director Ashish Chatterjee recently. One proposal seeks to extend the Madhavaram–Wimco Nagar corridor to cover Madhavaram Asisi Nagar, Mathur, Manali, Manali New Town, Ennore, Kattivakkam, Ernavur and Tiruvottiyur.

The federation has sought expedited preparation of a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the approximately 11-km stretch. A DPR for the corridor was proposed at an estimated cost of ₹88 lakh, the federation said in its representation.

The second proposal is for a new corridor from Mint to Sengundram via Moolakothalam, Basin Bridge, Vyasarpadi, Udayasuriyan Nagar, Sathyamurthy Nagar, M.K.B. Nagar, Ambedkar College junction, Erukkancheri High Road, Moolakadai, Madhavaram Roundtana and Kavangarai.