Chennai Metro Project Phase 2

Country, Site India, Tamil Nadu State, Chennai Metropolitan Area
Project Outline The objective of the Project is to cope with the growing traffic demand in the Chennai metropolitan area, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, by extending the mass rapid transport system totaling approximately 50 km in length, thereby contributing regional economic development and improvement of the urban environment, through alleviation of traffic congestion and reduction of air pollution.
Category A
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The project falls into the railways sector and is likely to have significant adverse impact due to its characteristic under the JICA guidelines for encironmental and social considerations (April 2010).
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