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Anbumani Ramadoss vows legal battle against Salem-Chennai corridor
The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) will wage a legal battle against the proposed green corridor project between Salem and Chennai, said former Union Minister and Dharmapuri MP Anbumani Ramadoss.
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Speaking to media persons, after holding a public hearing with villagers, whose lands were earmarked to be acquired for the road project in Salem district, Ramadoss said that this is an unnecessary project being forced on the public.
“The views of the affected public will be submitted as a report to Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari demanding the implementation of the project through an alternative pathway,” he said.
Terming the project as unnecessary, Ramadoss said there were already three roads connecting Salem and Chennai.
“The CM says that the project is to be implemented for about 277 kilometres till Padappai in Kancheepuram district. From there, it will take 35 more kilometres to reach Chennai. So, what is the point in implementing this project,” he said, adding that the project is being executed mainly to extract iron ore in Kanjamalai.
Slamming the Union Ministry of Road Transport for sanctioning the project without even taking up an environmental assessment study, the MP condemned the police for arresting those speaking against the project.
Thanjavur students stage protest against a host of projects
Students of Mannar Sarfoji Government Arts College in Thanjavur on Wednesday staged a protest against the various “anti-people” projects taken up by the State government. The students who gathered in front of their college raised slogans against both the Central and State governments. They also condemned projects like Salem-Chennai expressway, methane and hydrocarbon extraction. They demanded the State government avoid the “anti-people” projects that affects the farming community.
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