CHENNAI: The Southern Railways has blamed the State government for the delay in completion of work on the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) line between Velachery and St Thomas Mount. The project has been delayed by a change in alignment and the acquisition of land by the State, SouthernRailway General Manager Deepak Krishan said.Addressing a press conference in the city on Thursday, Krishan said the change in alignment had affected the dwelling units, thus resulting in litigations that, therefore, delayed the work. “The alignment has been changed due to technical reasons... We don’t want thedwelling units to be affected and want the State government to take a pragmatic approach in this regard,” he said, adding that the issue was expected to be sorted out at the earliest.To a query on whether the Metro Rail would affect the suburban rail services, Krishan said the fare for MRTS per km was 12.5 paise when compared to Rs 5 of Metro Rail, giving it an advantage over the latter.He also said that the Angamali- Azhutha Sabari rail project in Kerala was affected as the State government had refused to acquire land for the project.He explained that there were proposals to build about 20 to 30 road overbridges and man unmanned level crossings.
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