Centre to review pending port related infra projects in TN

October 30, 2014 01:53 am | Updated May 23, 2016 06:58 pm IST - CHENNAI:

The Centre has decided to review all the pending port-related projects in Tamil Nadu.

Several infrastructure projects with crores of investment are lying idle in the State. The list includes Chennai Port- Maduravoyal elevated four-lane link road, Ennore Manali Road Improvement Project, Chennai Port Outer Harbour Project and Sethusamudram Project, among others.

The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Nitin Gadkari along with his officials will inspect these projects on November 3 and 4. He will also hold parleys with National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officials on the pending projects.

He is also expected to visit to two major ports (Chennai and Kamarajar) and two non-major ports (L&T Kattupalli and Krishnapatnam), L&T Shipyard, Indian Maritime University. He will also interact with members of Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project, Madurai and Ramnad districts.

“This is the first visit of the Shipping Minister to major ports and after a gap of eight months. Besides, it is also the maiden visit to non-major ports. As it is a short visit, we may not be able to have full-length deliberations on any particular subject. We will urge him to complete these projects on a war-footing to solve the congestion issue,” port official said.

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