Rain expose leakage issues in some of the Chennai Metro Rail stations in Poonamallee-Porur stretch of phase II project

The sudden downpour on Monday morning has exposed heavy leakage in some of the Chennai Metro Rail stations in the upcoming phase II project which is scheduled for launch soon.

Poonamallee to Porur, a short-elevated section of corridor 4 of the 118.9 km phase II project, received the final safety clearance with certain curbs on speed and frequency in the last week of February. Though commuters were eagerly anticipating the opening of the phase II project and experiencing the train rides in the new stretch, it has been postponed. This is because, while the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety gave the go ahead for the Poonamallee to Porur stretch, his safety certificate put restrictions on the Porur-Vadapalani stretch, stating that the train services can commence after completion of some civil work. Instead of opening the Poonamallee-Porur stretch alone, Chennai Metro Rail felt launching the services till Vadapalani would be more beneficial and hence the opening of the entire stretch was delayed.