SDPI condemns Tamil Nadu government’s decision to construct four-lane road by acquiring farmlands

TENKASI: Members of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) on Friday condemned the State government’s decision to construct the four-lane road between Rajapalayam and Shengottai by acquiring farm fields instead of choosing an alternate route.

In a statement to the media persons, the party’s state general secretary Nizam Mohideen said the DMK failed to keep its election promise to the farmers with its recent decision. If the project is implemented, around 1700 acres of farmland, three lakh coconut trees, 200 farm wells, 500 borewells, and 200 houses will be affected, he added.