CHENNAI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is proposing to upgrade the Thirumangalam-Rajapalayam section of the NH-744 to four lane for which 233.12-hectare land in the protected area falling within the 10-km eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of the Srivilliputtur Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary is likely to come under the hammer.
The project alignment is part of the Madurai-Kollam section and included under inter-corridor route of the Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I spanning Madurai and Virudhnagar districts. V Saravanan, project director, Regional Office (Madurai), submitted the proposal, seeking the State forest clearance on March 2 and the proposal is currently under consideration.
