Chennai Metro

Deemed the 'mother of all metro stations', and under construction by Afcons Infrastructure, the three-decked metro station is expected to open in April 2018

Chithiraputhiran Kannan, chief engineer at Chennai Metro rail will be travelling to London to receive the Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practices 2015. Here is more about Kannan's amazing work t the ambitious Chennai Metro project.

A Preethi, a 28 year old engineering diploma holder, steered Chennai's first metro ride as people watched in excitement. The metro can carry 1,276 passengers at a time and has a minimum fare of Rs. 10.