SC nod for land acquisition for Chennai-Salem green corridor
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the notification for acquisition of land for theRs 10,000-crore Chennai-Salem eight-lane green corridor project and said that the Centre and NHAI may proceed to acquire land for constriction of the highway.
The top court, in its verdict, however, dismissed the appeal of land owners against the acquisition of their land for the project.
The apex court’s verdict came on a batch of appeals filed by the Centre and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and few land owners and others including PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss.
