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QChennai: Commuters Hit as Trains Get Cancelled, And More

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1. Commuters Hit as Trains Get Cancelled

Southern Railway cancelled several trains and short terminated five on Sunday at short notice to take up engineering work near Arakkonam, causing severe hardship to thousands of commuters. The proposed engineering work at the Diamond crossing at Melpakkam railway yard, located near Arakkonam railway station, which was announced on Friday night, resulted in the cancellation of seven trains, including the Arakkonam-Jolarpettai Express (train no. 16085), Vellore-Arakkonam passenger and KSR Bengaluru-Arakkonam passenger trains on Sunday.

The maintenance work also led to the Railways Department terminating five trains bound for the Dr MGR Chennai Central railway station at Katpadi and Jolarpettai railway stations. Being the summer holiday travel season, the cancellation and short termination of train services made it difficult for commuters to reach the city.

(Source: The Hindu)

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2. CPM Urges Govt to Scrap Hydrocarbon Project

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The CPM has urged the Central government to take steps to scrap the hydrocarbon project in the Delta districts. K Balakrishnan, CPM State secretary, said in a statement, “The Modi-led Union government had taken steps to extract methane, hydrocarbons from Cauvery delta districts two years ago. The Tamil Nadu government had also supported the Centre’s move. But, the Union government had announced that the project wouldn’t take off after witnessing the stiff protest of farmers and locals, including CPM and other outfits.”

He went on to say, “In this situation, the Union government has granted permission to ONGC and Vedanta for extraction of hydrocarbons in delta districts. Following this, the firms (ONGC and Vedanta) have sought exemption from conducting public hearings before commencing the project.

(Source: The New Indian Express)

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3. Chennai to Get 4,500 cr For Flood Mitigation Works

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World Bank and KfW likely to give major chunk of funds.  
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The city is set to get Rs 4,500 crore for development of stormwater drains and large underground drains as funding from multilateral funding agencies. Work on development of stormwater drains in the Kovalam basin — in the southern part of Chennai — is set to begin with funding from German development bank KfW.

World Bank is also expected to give funds for the Rs 3,000-crore project for flood mitigation in the State. “Over 70% of the project will be in Chennai and its suburbs. Flood-prone areas such as Tambaram, Guduvancherry and Urapakkam will get underground macrodrains to reduce flooding,” said an official. KfW has given in-principle approval for funding — estimated at Rs 2,500 crore — of the project covering 600-km in the Kovalam basin. In addition to the 200 million Euro funds likely to be released from the German development bank, the State government will also fund the project.

(Source: The Hindu)

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4. Cyclone Fani Disappoints, Only Moderate Rains in Chennai

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If Fani skips state completely, it would lead to severe heat wave like conditions.
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In what would be a disappointing end to a most-hyped weather system that promised to bring bountiful of rains to parched north Tamil Nadu, Cyclone Fani is most likely to drift away from Tamil Nadu and at maximum, deliver light to moderate rainfall on 29-30 April.

“Moving at 10 kmph, Cyclone Fani is located 690 km east-southeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 990 km southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and 1170 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh). It is likely to intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm during the next 06 hours and into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during the subsequent 24 hours. It is very likely to move northwestwards till May 1 evening and thereafter recurve north-northeastwards gradually,” IMD said.

(Source: The New Indian Express)

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5. Metro’s Phase II Looks to Connect Major Hospitals

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Will specially help those coming here for treatment.  
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After connecting all major transport hubs in phase I, Chennai Metro’s phase II will extend connectivity to several major hospitals in the city.

From Murari Hospitals in north Chennai to Global Hospitals in the south, the project aims to improve mobility for patients visiting the hospitals and those coming down to the city exclusively for treatment. According to Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) officials, four stations — Murari Hospitals in Madhavaram, Royapettah Government Hospital in Royapettah, Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre in Porur and Global Hospitals in Perumbakkam — would come up.

(Source: The Hindu)

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