The Tamil Nadu Puducherry Citizens Council for Railway Development has urged the government to exert pressure on the Railway Ministry and expedite implementation of the Mamallapuram-Cuddalore railway project.
M. Sivasankaran, president of the council said the project was conceived in 2008 and the Union Railway Ministry approved and accorded sanction for the new line.
However, the project did not kick start even after lapse of considerable time.
The Puducherry government should coordinate with Tamil Nadu and finalise the corridor and exert pressure on the Railway Board.
The Union government has already indicated that only sanctioned projects will get budgetary support.
Hence, the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry governments should coordinate for speedy implementation of the project.
