Coimbatore Metro, also known as Kovai Metro, is a proposed rapid transit system for Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. History The Central Government proposed a metro rail system for 16 tier-2 cities in India including Coimbatore in 2010. While the Government of Tamilnadu in 2011, shelved in favour of a monorail. Coimbatore Railway Struggle Committee has also protested to implement metro rail project in Coimbatore. In 2013, E. Sreedharan made survey and announced metro rail as suitable transport for Coimbatore. In January 2017, a Coimbatore District Administration official told The Hindu that there was no mass rapid system presently under consideration for Coimbatore. Government of Tamilnadu again announced for the proposal of metro rail at Coimbatore in 2017. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has announced that Central Government is ready to implement and fund metro rail project in Coimbatore. State Government has also approved for metro rail. The works was expected to begin by the financial year 2017/18, but it hadn't. CM Edipaddi K. Palaniswami announced metro rail plan for Coimbatore. He also announced that the feasibility study will be conducted and Detailed Project Report (DPR) will be prepared by Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) and the funds will be provided by German-based KFW company. CMRL releases tender notice for preparing the project's DPR and feasibility report. SYSTRA Group bags the tender to prepare feasibility study and DPR. Feasibility study submitted to the Government and waiting for approval. SYSTRA Group, has also approached the district administration and the city municipal corporation to furnish details about development work to be implemented in the city and state highways, national highways roads and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) roads. Based on the details provided by the district administration and the corporation, the private company would prepare the DPR. This project is initially proposed as a monorail later converted to metro rail project and now the project has been converted into Metro rail lite project. Project timeline 2011: Central Government under former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announces metro rail projects for Tier II cities, where Coimbatore is also included. 2011: Tamil Nadu Government under former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa shelves the metro rail project in favour of monorail. 2013: E. Sreedharan makes survey and announces metro rail as suitable transport for Coimbatore. 2017: Tamil Nadu Government under former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami again announced metro rail for Coimbatore. 2017: Tamil Nadu Government announces the commencement