C
Shivakumar
Chennai:
The fate
of Chennai Port – Maduravoyal elevated link road project hangs in balance as the Tamil Nadu
government has yet to respond to the National Highway Authority of India’s
(NHAI) technical report.
I G Reddy,
NHAI Chief General Manager (Technical), Tamil Nadu and Kerala told Express that
they have submitted a technical justification report to the state government
for the alignment it has proposed for the Rs 1,800 crore project.
The project
is lying idle for the last six months and is resulting in loss of crores of
rupees to the exchequer.
In a
fervent appeal to South Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry to help resume
the work, he said the project would ease decongestion in Poonamallee road. “We
have added entry and exit ramps for general use also. The project conceived 10
years ago can be completed in two years if we are allowed work,” Reddy said.
The Water Resources Department on March has directed
NHAI to stop work on the elevated road project stating that that pile caps
constructed for the project obstructed the free flow of water in the Cooum. It
also stated that the alignment of the elevated road was not along the bank of
the river but on the waterways.
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