5. What are the time frames for the project from time zero?

The present road map envisages that the first module of the detector will start taking data at the end of five years. Immediately after that the subsequent modules will be constructed. The first year of the project will be devoted to exploration, finalisation of designs, identifying the contractors etc. The next two years will involve excavation of the tunnel and laboratory cavern. During the last two years the laboratory equipment and detector construction will begin.