Centre sanctions new Karaikal-Peralam line part of ₹177cr project
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
30.07.2021
The Union railway ministry has sanctioned a 23km-long line to provide direct connectivity from Karaikal to Peralam as a part of the Trichy-Thanjavur-Nagore-Karaikal gauge conversion project at ₹177.69 crore, said Union railwaysminister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Karaikal is Puducherry’s enclave 150km south of its headquarters while Peralam is in Tiruvarur district.
In a written response to queries raised by Puducherry Lok Sabha MP V Vaithilingam in Parliament on Wednesday, Vaishnaw said the ministry submitted land acquisition proposals for 3.2 hectares to the Tamil Nadu government in September 2019 for the project.
He added that the ministry requested the government to expedite land acquisition and work is underway on available land.
To a query on expected time of completion of the project, the minister maintained that it cannot be ascertained at this stage of the project.
“Completion of a railway project depends on various factors like expeditious land acquisition by the state government, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from various authorities, geological and topographical conditions of area, law and order situation in the area of project site, number of working months in a year for a particular project etc. and all these factors affect the completion time of project. As such, confirm completion time of the project cannot be ascertained at this stage,” the Vaishnaw said.
The Union railway ministry submitted land acquisition proposals for 3.2 hectares to the TN government in September 2019 for the project
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