Don’t resume air, rail services till May 31: CM
12/05/2020, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,CHENNAI
Citing the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to resume regular air and rail services to the State till May 31.
Referring to media reports on plans to resume regular train services to and from Chennai from Tuesday (May 12), he said, “As the positive cases in Chennai are showing an increasing trend, don’t permit train services up to May 31 in my State.”
He made a similar request with respect to air services.
During a video-conference with Mr. Modi, he also sought financial aid, including refinancing support of ₹2,500 crore for the Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation through SIDBI and commercial banks.
A copy of the CM’s address was released to the media.
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