EPS urges Union Ministers to speed up pending TN projects

Palanisamy sought solutions to various projects that have been stalled, besides other new projects. He discussed second phase of Metro, slum development and other welfare programmes with Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu. “Second phase of Metro, housing, people affected by floods in 2015, slum development and issues related to Smart and AMRUT cities were some of the requests that were made before me,” Venkaiah Naidu told reporters here. Palanisamy also met Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and held talks on Port-Maduravoyal project, Madurai Inner Ring Road and four-lane ECR project. 

“Apart from other issues we have requested the ministry to undertake around 700 kilometres of the state roads under National Highways department,” said Palanisamy. “Union and State government would jointly take up Maduravoyal Scheme and start the works as soon as possible,” he added. MoS Pon Radhakrishnan who was present in the meeting at Transport Bhawan said, “With the State government’s cooperation Enayam Port Project works would be hastened to help fishermen export from Tamil Nadu,” he said.