Speed up work at Bhogapuram airport, Chief Secretary tells officials
The Hindu
Chief Secretary urges GMR Group to accelerate Bhogapuram airport construction, reviews progress and directs completion of approach road.
Chief Secretary K.S. Jawahar Reddy on May 20 (Monday) asked the officials and representatives of the GMR Group to speed up the construction work at the Bhogapuram international airport. He reviewed the progress of the ongoing works at the airport terminal, runway and air traffic control centre. He also reviewed the project plans. He directed the revenue officials to complete the approach road connecting the airport with the National Highway.

About 923 families of Nagarathar community arrived from across the globe at Nattarasankottai in Sivaganga district to celebrate the traditional ‘Sevvai Pongal’ festival. This annual event serves as a massive international reunion for the Nagarathar community people. Local residents said while many might miss major holidays like Pongal or Deepavali, they made every effort to attend Sevvai Pongal, which was held on the first Tuesday following Pongal. This tradition had been upheld by the community for over two centuries.












