That mammoth work will finally end for both Phase I of the project and the Phase I extension in the next two months. In Phase I of the project, the only stretch where tunnelling work is not complete yet is from Thousand Lights to AG-DMS. Work on the phase I extension project will be over by the end of October. ‘Challenging work’According to officials of the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), efforts are on to speed up the tunnelling work. The phase I project that covers 45 km of the city has 24 km of tracks underground and phase I extension project has just about 2 km.

Source: The Hindu August 28, 2017 02:15 UTC