Execution of development projects, infrastructure augmentation to occupy centre stage in electioneering

Execution of development projects, infrastructure augmentation to occupy centre stage in electioneering

Yet another intense battle of ballots is on the cards in the district with the ruling party and the Opposition banking on the commissions and omissions in the past five years to attract the voters closer to them.

Even though the ruling DMK had executed good number of development schemes, the failure in commencing a few infrastructure projects in the district has distanced it from the voters.

The public, especially the children going to the schools in the morning and evening and the critically-ill patients being rushed to the hospitals in the ambulances, are held-up at the Kulavanigarpuram manned railway level crossing 14 times a day, but the work on the construction of the rail overbridge at this busy spot is yet to be commenced. Interestingly, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced that rail overbridge at Kulavanigarpuram manned level crossing would be built without affecting smooth flow of vehicles to and from Melapalayam.

However, the vehicles line-up till Palayamkottai bus-stand in the north and up to the playground of Florence Swainson Higher Secondary School for the Deaf in the south 14 times a day. Normalcy returns to this spot only after 15 minutes every time after the gate is opened.

“The announcement on construction of the rail over bridge at Kulavanigarpuram manned level crosssing was made by Mr. Stalin during his visit to Tirunelveli district in September 2022. And, this promise was comfortably forgotten by this government and the people’s ordeal continues. However, Mr. Stalin, during his visit to Tirunelveli last month, proudly claimed that work on this rail overbridge was on while not even the first brick has been placed for this work,” says Thatchai N. Ganesa Raja, Tirunelveli district secretary of AIADMK.

He also pointed out that Mr. Stalin’s promise in the same meeting on establishing a biodiversity and adventure park at Manimuthar dam had also been put in cold storage.