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# Systra envisages the future of mobility in Chennai, India

![Systra envisages the future of mobility in Chennai, India](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gettyimages-1473686891-scaled.jpg)

![plan-chennai-2](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/plan-chennai-2.png)

_Map of the Chennai Metropolitan Area_

With over 15 million inhabitants, Chennai is the main economic hub of southern
India and the fourth most populous metropolitan region in the country. The
surrounding suburbs of Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Tiruvallur will soon be
included in its metropolitan area. And it is SYSTRA’s teams in India and France
who will be updating the mobility plan for the metropolis on behalf of the
Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA).

## Sustainability at the heart of a growth strategy

The aim of the project is to present a long-term vision of mobility in the
entire Chennai metropolitan area, covering all modes of transport and focusing
on the movement of people rather than vehicles.

![ankush-malhotra-1](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ankush-malhotra-1.jpg)

> We are delighted that Chennai has again put its trust in us for a new project
> following our work on the city’s metro system. This latest contract provides a
> new challenge or our teams and the application of different areas of
> expertise.
> Ankush Malhotra, Head of Department, Consulting and Advisory Services, SYSTRA
> India

The mobility plan will focus more on the resilience, inclusivity, and green
mobility for the future of the Chennai Regions mobility framework and for this,
SYSTRA shall be adopting sustainable mobility principles that have been
prescribed by the World Bank as part of the GRIDS Framework (Green, Resilience,
Inclusive, Effective Development, Safe) aiming for measurable improvements in
adaptation and measurable reductions in emissions and focusing on data driven
Mobility.

![chennai_1-2](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/chennai_1-2-1024x573.jpg)

_The Chennai Metro_

### SYSTRA: a decisive role in the metro network

SYSTRA has been involved in the creation of a metro network in Chennai since
2015 for phase 1 as Detailed Design Consultant for the line’s extension, and
since 2021 for phase 2.

The arrival of the metro has helped to make travel more fluid and offers the
people of Chennai a safe, reliable, economical, and sustainable mobility
service, integrated with other transport networks such as buses and regional
trains.

### Did you know?

The Chennai metropolitan area covers 5,904 km², a little more than twice the
size of Luxembourg !

In terms of area, CMA is the third largest metropolitan region in the country
after the Delhi NCR region and Mumbai Metropolitan Area. The city is 50% the
size of the whole Paris region, and 70% the size of the London Metropolitan
Area.

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