Perungudi-Cuddalore link may shift to

Chengalpet, post Metro-MRTS merger

Sources said that the Southern Railway had a proposal for the Chennai-Cuddalore rail link
from Perungudi along the East Coast which will pass through Mahabalipuram and
Puducherry a decade ago.

Published: 13th July 2018 03:55 AM | Last Updated: 18th July 2018 07:03 PM | A+A A-

By C Shivakumar

Express News Service

CHENNAI: The Southern Railway’s proposed Chennai-Cuddalore rail link from Perungudi may

be shifted to Chengalpet, once Chennai Metro Rail and Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS)

get merged, according to official sources.

Sources said that the Southern Railway had a proposal for the Chennai-Cuddalore rail link

from Perungudi along the East Coast which will pass through Mahabalipuram and Puducherry

a decade ago. However, the Rs 1,200-crore project for the 179-km rail line, which is currently

gaining prominence, is likely to be hit and may shift from Perungudi to Chengalpet, sources

added. “If the MRTS operation is handed over to the CMRL, then the starting point may shift

to Chengalpet instead of Perungudi,” sources added.

Meanwhile, consultants have been asked to study the value of land and assets and nomination

of share between Metro Rail and Railways and between the state government and Union

government prior to merger.

The consultants will also study whether the Union Ministry of Urban Development will be

acquiring the Railways’ stake in MRTS or it will be the Tamil Nadu government. Metro Rail

sources indicated that there was a suggestion to have the Union Ministry of Ur ban
Development as one of the stake holders as it could result in communication between the two

Union government departments over acquiring the stake in the Ministry of Railways.

Currently, the state government wants stakeholder inclusiveness and as such i t has sought to

appoint nodal officers from four line departments including the Southern Railway and Chennai

Metro Rail. “This will help in completing the study on time as it will provide support to the study

team,” sources added.

It is also learnt that the consultants Pricewaterhouse Coopers and Barsyl have been asked to

make projections on the revenue after takeover based on previous data. They will also be

looking into the operational issues such as merger, transfer, takeover while keeping in view

the seamless transfer for commuters, especially at interchange points.

Beach, one of the oldest stations in the suburban rail network, will be bifurcated after the

merger, for which assets of the Southern Railway and MRTS are being identified to be handed

over, Railway sources said.

Sources said consultants had been instructed to review pros and cons of inter -operability and

operational issues between MRTS and suburban network post-merger, especially between

Beach and Port stations based on traffic potential.

Factfile

Chennai Metro-MRTS merger will hit the Southern Railway’s plan for Perungudi-Cuddalore

Link The project will start from Chengalpet after the merger

Valuation of under-construction Velachery-St Thomas Mount section may be completed and

handed over to CMRL

Fort or Beach?

Sources told Express that the initial plan was to develop the Fort suburban station as the

terminus for MRTS services. However, Fort did not have adequate land. Furthermore, the

Beach station has the land required for developing it as the commercial terminus for MRTS
(this article is by the new Indian express).
Perungudi solid waste facility: No green light
News18test sharma |
Updated:February 25, 2012, 9:11 AM IST

CHENNAI: If you thought the city’s solid waste could be handled properly in the near future, you are

wrong. Holding that the State government does not have the jurisdiction to provide environment clearance

for projects within 10 km radius of a national park, a Circuit Bench of the National Green Tribunal here

on Friday set aside clearance provided to the Chennai Corporation’s proposed solid waste management

facility in Perungudi.The project proponents were directed by the Bench, consisting of Justice CV

Ramulu and expert member R Nagendran, to file fresh applications with the Ministry of Environment and

Forests (MoEF) to obtain clearance for it. Passing the order, Justice Ramulu said that according to

notifications of the MoEF, any project that was within a 10 km radius of a sanctuary or a national park,

came under Category A and those beyond were under Category B.As per the report by the principal chief

conservator of forests and the chief wildlife warden of Tamil Nadu, which was requisitioned by the

Bench, it was clear that the distance between the two nearest points of the proposed site in Perungudi and

the Guindy National Park was within 10 km. “The distance from the chosen points have been measured as

5.6 km and 6.2 km in the report of the authority,” he said.The bench said the measurement submitted by

the appropriate State agencies, as pointed out by counsel for the petitioner, Ritwick Dutta, was road

distance and not as the crow flies. “Pollution does not travel by road,” Justice Ramulu said.

(this article is by news 18)

Sewage plant at Perungudi to get another
unit

The new unit at the existing plant (above) is expected to improve the quality of treated water so it can be used for
construction. Photo: M. Srinath

The city’s water agency, Chennai Metrowater, is planning to construct an

additional unit at its sewage treatment plant (STP) in Perungudi to improve
the quality of treated water for industrial use, including construction. At
present, the treated water’s quality is unsuitable for construction or industrial
use.
A tender has been floated calling bids for the design, construction and
commissioning of an STP unit with a capacity of 0.6 million litres per day
(MLD) for reuse of secondary treated water for construction purposes.
Over 105 million litres of sewage from Pallavaram municipality, Alandur and
other southern areas reach the treatment plant in Perungudi. Through the
 ‘activated sludge process,’ raw sewage is first filtered and separated from
solid dirt.
The sludge left behind from the subsequent processes is used to generate
biogas, which in turn generates electricity.
As of now, several million litres of treated sewage water that could be used
for construction and other industrial purposes are let into Buckingham Canal
and subsequently the Bay of Bengal.
Only the Tamil Nadu Road Development Corporation collects a few lorry-
loads of the treated sewage to water plants on roads under its maintenance.
The proposed plant would make it possible for the treated sewage to be used
directly for construction purposes. Also, the treated sewage would be of such
high quality that after reverse osmosis, it could even be used for household
purposes like gardening, officials said.
Metrowater has chosen to establish the additional facility at Perungudi as
construction activity is concentrated around OMR and southern suburbs,
officials said.

(this article is by the hindhu)