Chennai: As many as 55 trees between Tidel Park and Thiruvanmiyur along the Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) were transplanted to facilitate Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) work.
The stretch is part of CMRL’s corridor-3, which connects Madhavaram Milk Colony with Siruseri. CMRL had already barricaded a portion of the OMR median near the Tidel Park for pre-construction work which included soil testing.
Against this backdrop, tree transplantation work, which began on Tuesday, was completed within a short period. Tamil Nadu Road Development Corporation (TNRDC) spent 2.9lakh towards this.
Palm trees removed from the IT corridor were planted at East Coast Road (along the median) near the Uthandi toll gate area, said a senior TNRDC official.
