TN proposes Rs 1,800-cr road projects

The Tamil Nadu government today proposed various road projects to the tune of over Rs 1,800 crore in order to ensure safe transportation and economic growth.

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa announced in the Assembly that a slew of projects will be taken up at an estimated Rs 1855.36 crore in the current year. Accordingly, the government will expand the path used by devotees at the famous Thiruvannamalai Temple, from the existing seven metres to 10 metres, at a cost of Rs 65 crore.

Shelters for pilgrims will also be set up, she said while making a <g data-gr-id="12">suo</g> <g data-gr-id="13">motu</g> statement. Road over bridges and under bridges at railway crossings will be constructed at Salem, Vellore, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Madurai, Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli at a cost of Rs 665.36 crore, she said. Jayalalithaa also announced allocating additional funds to take up works under existing road-laying and expansion projects in Chennai.

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday announced setting up of 32 new courts, including 10 fast-track courts across the state at a total cost of Rs 14.89 crore, to aid further speedy disposal of cases. She told the state Assembly that 22 civil and criminal courts, at a cost of Rs 9.57 crore, would be set up in the state.