*"Metro dreams of Coimbatore & Madurai shattered. Is development only meant for a few cities?"* 😞 *The central government has *rejected* metro‑rail proposals for Coimbatore and Madurai in Tamil Nadu under the Metro Rail Policy 2017, citing that both cities did not meet the minimum population requirement of 20 lakh based on the 2011 census. #IndianPolitics #TSD