Centre to extend its four lane project up to Rameswaram

Centre has allocated Rs 685 cr for converting the two-lane road from Madurai to Paramakudi into a four lane one

The Union Government has informed the Madras High Court at Chennai that the ongoing four lane project from Madurai to Paramakudi would be extended to Rameswaram.

The union secretary for road transport has issued an order regarding the same, according to a submission made by the counsel for the central government. 

The order was issued on September 7, the counsel said.

A division bench of Justices S.Nagamuthu and Muralidharan closed the case after the submission.

The petitioner had, thorugh the submission, said that the Centre had decided to convert the two-lane road from Madurai to Paramakudi (a part of Madurai-Rameswaram section) into a four lane road. It had allocated Rs 685 crore for it and work on the project had already commenced.

Thousands of pilgrims visit Rameswaram every day and the Madurai-Rameswaram section is an important route for tourism.

Building a case favouring the project, the petition argued that the extension will prove to be beneficial given that hundreds of trucks transport seafood, salt and charcoal and other essential items in the region. 

Moreover, with industries coming up in the district, it was necessary to convert the entire section into a four lane road, said the petition.