CHENNAI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued termination orders for four road projects in Tamil Nadu citing delay in land acquisition by the state government. The total cost of the projects is 4,929 crore.
Chairman of NHAI, Nagendra Nath Sinha has issued termination orders for four-laning of Villupuram-Puducherry section ( 998.7 crore), Puducherry-Poondiyankuppam section ( 1,294.5 crore) and Poondiankuppam-Sattanathapuram section of NH 45 A ( 2,153.4crore), according to reliable sources in NHAI.
Four-laning of the 180km stretch of Villupuram-Nagapattinam NH 45 A was taken up in four phases under the Centre’s Bharatmala Pariyojana. The road project was taken up to reduce travelling time to major towns like Puducherry, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi and Karaikkal and promote industrial growth and economic activities along the stretch.
“We received the termination orders from the headquarters two weeks ago,” said an official in the Chennai regional office of NHAI.
