This comes in the wake of handing over possession of certain plots of land to Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) and the closure of KWMC ‘F’ and ‘G’ Roads as Metro Rail began work to lay a test track for the four-rake train, which is likely to be stationed in the Rs 198-crore state-of-the-art depot coming up on the site by June.

Sources said, a proposal for acquisition of land measuring 5.46 hectares in Nerkundram village was sent to the government through the Tiruvallur Collector for approval to build a road linking the market and Poonamallee High Road.

Currently, the proposal to acquire land was only for the 80-feet Road alignment. “The work for total station survey has been awarded to a consultant, who has been asked to furnish two alternate alignment map for formation of the link road and prepare a revised Land Plan Schedule,” sources said.