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Farmers affected by the Salem-Chennai Expressway project staged a black flag protest in the project-affected villages in Harur and Paapireddypatti on Saturday.
The farmers condemned Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami for claiming that the project had the support of majority of the farmers. He was earlier reported to have stated to the media that 92% of the farmers were in favour of the project and only 8% were opposed to the project, at a meeting in Ariyalur.
Objecting to the Chief Minister’s statements, the farmers demanded that Mr. Palaniswami should spell out the exact number of farmers supporting the project, with their names and details and place it before the Assembly.
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Dharmapuri Collector S. P. Karthika held consultations with NHAI on improving infrastructure to prevent accidents on the Thoppur ghat section on Tuesday. | Photo Credit:
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Close on the heels of the pile-up on Thoppur ghat section that killed over four persons and injured as many during the weekend, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has been asked to explore the possibility of a detailed project report for alternative alignment to eliminate dangerous curvatures on the section.
District Collector S.P. Karthika held a consultative and review meeting with officials from the NHAI and other line departments.