VOLUME 8

Aug 2017

Underground Sections & Tunneling Work Progress as on 31.08.2017

Tunnelling Completed Percentage Package TBM From To length in in mtr completed UAA 01 TBM 1 Washermenpet Metro Metro 4445 4445 100 TBM 2 Washermenpet Metro Egmore Metro 4445 4445 100 TBM 3 May Day Park Central Metro 2080 2080 100 UAA 02 TBM 1 May Day Park AG-DMS 3616 3268 90.4 TBM 2 May Day Park AG-DMS 3616 2845 78.68 UAA 03 Metro AG-DMS 5736 5736 100 UAA 04 Egmore Metro 6776 6776 100 UAA 05 Shenoy Nagar Thirumangalam 5594 5594 100 UAA 08 TBM 1 Washermenpet 2000 1083 54.15 TBM 2 Korrukupet 2000 1256 62.8 Total 40308 37528 93.10

Work in progress at Mannadi Metro Station

CHAIRMAN

Thiru Durga Shanker Mishra, I.A.S., SECRETARY MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT GOVT. OF INDIA

Thiru Pankaj Kumar Bansal, I.A.S., Work in progress at MANAGING DIRECTOR Central Metro Station METRO RAIL LIMITED

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Rolling Stock progress for the month Educational trips for Government of August 2017 School Students for the month of August 2017 The total order quantity for design, manufacture, In an attempt to bring awareness to the students of supply, testing and commissioning of trains from Alstom Government Schools across the Metro Rail alignment in Transport is 42. Out of which 9 trains are imported from the city, CMRL has planned a monthly educational trip Alstom, Brazil and remaining 33 trains are being delivered from Alstom Factory set up at Sri City, Andhra from Nehru Park to Airport for the students. The Pradesh as a measure of promoting indigenisation and students will be explained the features of the Metro technology transfer of Metro train manufacture. Train and its Stations during Maintenance of CMRL trains: the trip. A total of 2195 students from Government ­ Preventive maintenance activities on these 28 and Corporation Schools have trains are carried out by CMRL Rolling Stock Maintenance Team and corrective maintenance is done taken this education trips from by the contractor. 1.08.2017 to 31.08.17.

­ Preventive maintenance activities include 72 hrs Students along with their teachers from CHS inspection, monthly maintenance, quarterly maintenance, half yearly maintenance and annual Subburayan Street, CHS , CHS Koyembedu, maintenance. CHS Maduvinkarai, CMS , CMS , CMS Thideer Nagar CMS , ­ RE-railing equipment mock-up was successfully completed on 16th Aug 2017. During the mock up, CMS , CMS Pulla Puram functioning and working of Re-railing equipment such as Power packs, Hydraulic Jacks, Spreader, cutter, Airbags, The Students were given a trip from Nehru Park to Rescue Trolley etc. are checked for proper functioning Airport and were briefed about the several facilities Trains under manufacturing at Sricity: · Trains 40 to 42 provided by Metro Rail including various safety features are under production at Alstom factory, Sri City. available in the Metro Stations and Trains.

Editor Sub-Editor Please address all correspondence to: Thiru S. Pandiyan, JD/PRO Selvi. Shruti Shambavi. R, AM (PR) The Editor, Rail Limited, "Administration Building", Published by : CMRL Depot, High Road, , Chennai - 600 107. Chennai Metro Rail Limited