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One of the four monorail lines axed [1]

‘It ran through undeveloped areas; was financially unviable'

The State government has decided to drop one of the four monorail lines that were supposed to be built in the city. While originally an ambitious 111-km long Phase-I network was proposed to be constructed the revised target means the monorail grid would be only 57-km.

Publication Date: 
23/02/2012
Ajai Sreevatsan [2]
Hindu (Chennai) [3]
Tags:
Chennai (T) [4], Mono Rail [5], Rail Transport [6], Public Transport [7], Transport [8], Tamil Nadu [9]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ajai-sreevatsan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chennai-t
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mono-rail
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rail-transport
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-transport
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/transport
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu