Puducherry seeks Rs 2,200-crore central aid for infrastructure projects
Puducherry on Saturday sought Rs 2,200-crore Central assistance for critical infrastructure projects, including airport expansion in the Union Territory (UT).
In her speech at the 30th southern zonal council meeting in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan renewed the demand of the Union Territory for land from neighbouring Tamil Nadu for the airport expansion.
The meeting was chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and attended by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Tamil Nadu counterpart M K Stalin.
