Public hearing for expressway held
The Hindu
People seem to favour Chennai-Bengaluru expressway: NHAI source
Work to construct the four-lane-wide, 262 km-long Chennai-Bengaluru Expressway is expected to commence by the end of this calender year. As part of the process to obtain environmental clearance for the greenfield project, the first public hearing was conducted by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) at Sunguvarchathram in Kancheepuram district on Wednesday. Some participants sought service lanes in their localities. Those affected by the project wanted enhanced compensation for their land. District Collector M. Aarthi, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Project Director P.T. Mohan and TNPCB District Environment Engineer (Sriperumbudur) P. Ravichandran, along with other officials, were present at the hearing. The public hearing for the stretch running through Tiruvallur district would be held on August 18 at Mappedu junction.More Related News
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