Chennai ORR snippets

Tamil Nadu Deputy chief minister M K Stalin laid the foundation for the first phase of the Outer Ring Road project. Spanning 62.3km from Vandalur to Minjur, the width of the ring road would 122 metre, said Stalin. “The first phase would stretch from Vandalur to Nemilicherry and it spans over 30km,” he said. “Meanwhile, we are in the process of acquiring land for the second phase—from Nemilicherry to Minjur. The total cost of construction for both phases is estimated at Rs 1,082 crore.”