Ram M Sundaram

3 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Ram M Sundaram

Trending Chennai: To revive its long-neglected small bus network, the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) floated a fresh tender to procure 100 fully built BS-VI diesel small busesfor the city.Launched in 2013 to provide critical first and last-mile connectivity in areas with narrow roads, the small bus scheme has been operating at less than half its capacity in recent years.Most of the surviving fleet was relegated to function as Metrorail feeder services, leaving vast areas...

3 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Ram M Sundaram

Trending Chennai: Faced with criticism from Tamil Nadu lawmakers, the Union railway ministry increased funding for long-pending new railway line projects in the state — raising allocation from 222 crore in 2024 to 395.4 crore this year.This is expected to revive nine key projects, including long-promised rail links connecting Chennai to Cuddalore via Mamallapuram, Sriperumbudur-Avadi-Guduvancherry route, and Tindivanam to Tiruvannamalai.For years, several of these lines were in limbo, with...

5 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Ram M Sundaram

TrendingChennai: The long-pending project to widen congested Chennai–Tiruttani High (CTH) Road has gained momentum again, with the next round of land acquisition notices issued to 153 property owners at Thirumullaivoyalnear Avadi.

6 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Ram M Sundaram

A Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) conductor, K Radhakrishnan, faced a false misconduct charge after a passenger mistakenly picked up a soiled ticket. This led to illegal salary recovery and a five-year legal battle. The Madras High Court intervened, ordering MTC to refund the recovered amount of Rs 25,200 with 6% interest and settle all pending retirement dues, highlighting the injustice he suffered.

6 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Ram M Sundaram

Chennai: The Airport–Kilambakkam extension of Chennai metro rail has encountered another setback, with the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) objecting to Tamil Nadu govt's submission of outdated documents for project approval.The 15.4-km corridor, estimated at 9,335 crore, is part of metro rail's phase I extension and is designed as a two-tier structure along GST Road an elevated road at level-1 and metro tracks at level-2.Despite state govt finally clearing the extension...