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COVID-19, litigation cause for delay of flyover construction on Sivaganga Road junction
The Hindu
Work was scheduled to be completed by October, 2020; expected to take 4 more months, say officials.
The construction of a flyover on the Thoothukudi-Chennai four-way highway on Sivaganga Road junction has been delayed for eight months now, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and litigation litigation over acquisition of a small piece of land, according to official sources “Most of the workers are from the northern States and they returned for work after a long time, having gone back to their homes during the lockdown,” the official said. “When they go home, they return after a long break. This delayed the construction of the twin-flyover over 1 km,” the official said.![](/newspic/picid-1269750-20240611104639.jpg)
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