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Cabinet clears Chennai Metro, confer classical language status to Marathi, Pali and others

Cabinet clears Chennai Metro, confer classical language status to Marathi, Pali and others

New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs for Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase-II comprising three corridors.
The total length of the approved lines will be 118.9 km with 128 stations.
The project completion cost is Rs.63,246 crore and is planned to be completed by 2027. Once Phase-II is fully operational, the Chennai city will have a total Metro Rail network of 173 Km, an official release said after the meeting of the Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Cabinet also approved the signing of ‘Letter of Intent’ thus enabling India to join the ‘Energy Efficiency Hub’.
India will join the International Energy Efficiency Hub (Hub), a global platform dedicated to fostering collaboration and promoting energy efficiency worldwide. This move solidifies India's commitment to sustainable development and aligns with its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
“Decision will help India gain access to an exclusive 16 nation group sharing strategic energy practices and innovative solutions,” the release said.
In another decision, the Cabinet also cleared the proposal to confer the status of “Classical Language” to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali languages. The Classical Languages serve as a custodian of Bharat’s profound and ancient cultural heritage, embodying the essence of each community’s historical and cultural milestone.
The inclusion of languages as Classical Language will create significant employment opportunities, particularly in academic and research fields. Additionally, the preservation, documentation, and digitization of ancient texts of these languages will generate jobs in archiving, translation, publishing, and digital media, the release added.
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