Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, also the son of the chief minister, backed his demands for metro rail expansion in Chennai.
Published Jul 21, 2024 | 3:28 PM ⚊ Updated Jul 21, 2024 | 5:13 PM
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday, 21 July, expressed his hopes for the upcoming Union Budget 2024, emphasising several key infrastructure and financial needs of the state.
He said the people of Tamil Nadu are hopeful that the Union government will address these expectations.
“I believe that the Union government will fulfil the expectations of the Tamil Nadu people,” Stalin said in a post on X.
Among the top priorities is the long-awaited funding for the Chennai Metro Rail project, which has faced a three-year delay due to insufficient budget allocations.
Stalin also highlighted the recent approval for the Tambaram-Chengalpattu Elevated Expressway Project, aimed at easing traffic congestion on National Highway 45.
நாடாளுமன்றத்தில் தாக்கல் செய்யப்படவுள்ள #Budget2024-இல்,
🚆 மூன்று ஆண்டுகளாக விடுவிக்கப்படாமல் இருக்கும் #ChennaiMetroRail திட்டத்திற்கான நிதி
🛣️ தாம்பரம் – செங்கல்பட்டு இடையே மேம்பால விரைவுச் சாலைத் திட்டத்திற்கான ஒப்புதல்
🧑🧑🧒🧒 பத்தாண்டுகளாக வருமான வரிச் சுமை…
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) July 21, 2024
Stalin said that the decade-long expectations of middle-class families for a reduction in income tax burdens, and the need for approvals and funding for Coimbatore and Madurai metro rail projects must be addressed.
He called for sufficient allocation for both existing and new railway projects in Tamil Nadu to ensure their timely execution.
Additionally, Stalin advocated for increasing the expenditure limits for rural and urban housing schemes to better accommodate the needs of the state’s residents.
Stalin conveyed his optimism that the Union government would fulfil these critical expectations of the Tamil Nadu populace through the 2024 budget, thereby supporting the state’s growth and development.
Meanwhile, Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, also the son of Stalin, backed the chief minister’s demands for metro rail expansion in Chennai.
2024-ஆம் ஆண்டுக்கான ஒன்றிய அரசு பட்ஜெட்டில் #ChennaiMetrorail Phase-2 திட்டப்பணிகளுக்கான நிதி பங்கீட்டையும் – மதுரை, கோவை மெட்ரோ ரயில் திட்டப் பணிகளுக்கான ஒப்புதலையும் ஒன்றிய அரசு வழங்க வேண்டுமென்று மாண்புமிகு முதலமைச்சர் @mkstalin அவர்கள் வலியுறுத்தியுள்ளார்கள்.
இந்நிலையில்,… pic.twitter.com/elqgXGKQvb
— Udhay (@Udhaystalin) July 21, 2024
“Chief Minister MK Stalin has urged the Union Government to allocate funds for the Chennai Metro Rail Phase-2 project works in the Union Budget 2024 and to grant approval for the Madurai and Coimbatore Metro Rail project works.”
“We conducted a high-level review meeting today at the Kurinji Camp Office on behalf of the Special Projects Implementation Department regarding the Chennai Metro Rail Phase-2 works, which are being funded through the Tamil Nadu Government’s allocation and other financial sources, as well as the works to be undertaken by the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA),” he added.
“During this meeting, we had also inquired about the ongoing Metro project works in each corridor and the next steps to be taken from the officials,” Udhayanidhi said.
Officials provided detailed project reports, feasibility reports, maps of routes, and work sites, explaining the Metro Rail Phase 2 works and the features to establish integrated public transport facilities.
Udhayanidhi also mentioned that they had instructed the officials to gradually complete these works within the stipulated time frame and make them available for public use.
In another post on X, he said, “During the construction of the second phase of the Chennai Metro Rail, the Poonamallee Metro Rail Depot stands out as a significant project. The construction for this depot, estimated at ₹187 crore, began in November 2021 and is now 82 percent complete. Today, we conducted an inspection at the Poonamallee Metro Rail Depot.”
Spread across approximately 40 acres, this depot features 17 buildings, including an administrative office, depot store, workshop shed, test-run track, and an automatic coach washing plant. The depot can accommodate 56 six-car trains.
“We instructed the officials and staff to expedite the remaining work at this exceptional facility to bring it into operation as soon as possible,” Udhayanidhi added.
சென்னை மெட்ரோ ரயில் இரண்டாம் கட்டப் பணிகளில், முக்கியமான கட்டுமானப் பணியாக பூந்தமல்லி மெட்ரோ ரயில் பணிமனை அமையவுள்ளது. இதற்கான கட்டுமானப்பணிகள் ரூபாய் 187 கோடி மதிப்பில் கடந்த நவம்பர் 2021-ல் தொடங்கப்பட்டு 82 சதவீதம் அளவுக்கு நிறைவுபெற்றுள்ள நிலையில், பூந்தமல்லி மெட்ரோ ரயில்… pic.twitter.com/yxu61qlqVI
— Udhay (@Udhaystalin) July 21, 2024
(Edited by Muhammed Fazil)
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