Tata Projects receives order for 9 km Chennai Metro’s Underground Line

Hyderabad, May 19 (UNI) TATA Projects Limited, one of India’s fastest growing and most admired infrastructure companies, on Wednesday announced it has recently received a prestigious order from Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) for an important nine-km stretch (Phase 2/ Corridor 3) work of Chennai Metro’s underground Line from Venugopal Nagar to Kellys Station along with other associated works.
The work involves construction of nine-kms twin bored tunnels, totaling 18-kms from TBM retrieval shaft near Venugopal Nagar to Kellys Station and construction of diaphragm walls of station box and entry/exit structures of Madhavaram Milk colony, Murari Hospital, Ayanavaram and Purasaiwakkam High Road Stations, including launching and retrieval shafts as required in the mentioned metro stations, the company said in a release.
Tata Projects Vice-President and BU Head ( metros and Tunnels) Raman Kapil, said, “We are happy to have secured the ‘Letter of Acceptance’ for this prestigious order. Our company is executing underground metro projects in Mumbai and Pune while having successfully completed Lucknow’s underground metro line.
This new order therefore reinforces our leadership position and top-notch expertise in undertaking and successfully executing underground metro rail lines across India,” Mr Kapil said.
Once completed, this important stretch of Chennai Metro’s Underground Line will ease the lives of citizens and provide them with a comfortable, faster and eco-friendly mode of travel, he added.