CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -"The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to the proposal for Chennai Metro Rail Phase-I Project from Washermanpet to Wimconagar. “It covers a length of 9.051 km at a total cost of Rs 3, 770 crore, ” an official statement said.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Phase I of Chennai Metro Rail project covers a length of 45.046 km network and consists of two Corridors i.e. Corridor-I From Washermenpet to Airport (23.085 Km), Corridor-2 From Chennai Central to St. Thomas Mount (21.961 km). About 55% of the Corridors in Phase –I is Underground and the remaining are Elevated.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chennai Metro’s Phase 1 Extension project consists of a 9.051 km extension of the 23.1 km Blue Line, built in the 45.1 km Phase 1 project, northward from Washermanpet to Wimco Nagar through 8 stations. The project also consists of a new elevated depot with stabling yard at Wimco Nagar to service Blue Line trains.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Project (Corridor 4) spanning from Lighthouse (in east) to Poonamallee Bypass (in west) has a length of 26.8 km, of which 16.5 km is elevated, and 10.3 km is underground, with 18 and 12 stations, respectively. The Project will be parallelly co-financed by AIIB, ADB, and NDB.