The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has decided to give 12,722 sqm of land to Chennai Metro Rail Limited for its phase-II construction. The land owned by the civic body, includes an Amma canteen, two parks, an open playground with a portion of a road. Besides the land cost of ₹41.99 crore, Chennai Metro Rail would have to bear the cost of reconstructing these facilities at a different location, besides taking permission from the government wherever over 5% of open land is being transferred. As per the documents, six parcels of the corporation's land would be given. In region 6, GCC has decided to take over 657-sqm of the land permanently for construction of Ayanavaram station. This includes the corporation's ward building and a portion of a road worth ₹1.18 crore. In region 13, the Chennai Metro will receive 1,203 sqm of land, which is a third of Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy Park. The GCC will give the area to CMRL, provided the park is brought back to its original condition after work is completed. In region 6, the GCC has also decided to provide two more parcels of land for construction of Perambur Market metro station where 42sqm accommodates an Amma canteen, which Chennai Metro would have to relocate to another area. In the region, CMRL will take 1,751sqm permanently and 5,224sqm temporarily for construction of the Greenways Road metro station at an investment of ₹20.4 crore.
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29 February 2020
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