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73-km flood carrier channel will be completed by October-end
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73-km flood carrier channel will be completed by October-end
The linking of Tamirabharani – Karumeniyar – Nambiyar, being executed on an outlay of ₹872.45 crore to take the surplus waters to the southern regions of Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts by digging a 73-km-long flood carrier channel, will be completed before the northeast monsoon, Assembly Speaker M. Appavu has said.
Speaking to reporters here on Friday after inspecting the fourth phase of the river-linking project at Ponnakudi, Perumal Nagar, Munanjipatti and a few more areas on Friday, he said the fourth phase of the project started in August last year and would be completed before the northeast monsoon (October-end). About 80% of the work, which was started in 2008 – 2009, had been completed.
Kanimozhi continues electioneering
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Thoothukudi MP K. Kanimozhi continued her second day electioneering in Radhapuram, Nangnueri and Ambasamudram Assembly segments where she met people from various walks of life. Ms. Kanimzohi, who started her second day electioneering in the coastal hamlet of Koottapuli, met the fishermen in the beach and the parish priest at his official residence close to the church. After meeting the villagers, she opened the additional classrooms, built in Sri Muthuramman High School at Kannankulam on an outlay of ₹ 25 lakh released from her Local Area Development Fund. Since a good number of youth from Koodankulam area, who are facing cases for reportedly participating in the anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project struggle, cannot get passport and hence, cannot even apply for overseas assignments, Ms. Kanimozhi met them at Koodankulam and Chettikulam. She also met the roadside vendors selling snacks, vegeta