Rs 1,300 crore plan to boost rural road connectivity in Tamil Nadu
CHENNAI: Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department KR Periakaruppan on Thursday said his department will take efforts to provide road connectivity to small hamlets and enhance the livelihoods of members of women self-help groups (SHGs).
During his reply to the debate on the demand for grants to the department, Periakaruppan said to provide road connectivity from small hamlets to schools, hospitals and sandhais (markets), 4,350 km of roads will be laid across the State at the cost of Rs 1,346 crore.
