The work was also delayed because residents objected to the boring stating they were inconvenienced by it. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam It might be just a matter of three hundred metres but more than a year has passed and the Chennai Metro Rail’s tunnel boring machine (TBM) ‘Anaimalai’ is unable to make a breakthrough at Kellys. In the 118.9-km Phase II of the project, corridor 3 between Madhavaram and SIPCOT, passes via Perambur, Perambur Barracks, Otteri, Pattalam, Ayanavaram, Purasawalkam, Kellys, and Kilpauk. Published – April 06, 2026 04:00 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Trump appears to extend Iran deadline in cryptic post ‘Some people are more native, but it’s a question of citizenship’: Hiren Gohain