Prioritise land acquisition process for road works, says Minister

‘Measures are being taken to expand the existing two-lane, four-lane roads’

Minister for Public Works and Highways E.V. Velu on Thursday advised District Collectors to prioritise land acquisition process for completing road laying works. Mr. Velu reviewed works progressing under the departments in Salem, Namakkal, Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts in presence of Tourism Minister M. Mathiventhan, Collectors S. Karmegham (Salem), Shreya P. Singh (Namakkal), S. Divyadarshini (Dharmapuri), V. Jaya Chandra Bhanu Reddy (Krishnagiri), department officials, MLAs and MPs from the four districts here. He said measures were being taken to expand the existing two-lane and four-lane roads here. Road works were getting delayed at many places due to delay in land acquisition. The Collectors of the four districts had been advised to prioritise land acquisition process and review its progress every week, Mr. Velu told presspersons.