HC orders police protection for executing NHAI work

The Madras High Court today ordered police protection for executing the National Highway four-lane project between Thanjavur and Nagapattinam, inaugurated by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari some time ago.
The Rs.578.93-crore project was being implemented by the Concessionaries Madhucon company.
According to Project Manager B.Nagarajan, they had to complete the project in 30 months as per agreement entered into on April 8, 2015. Otherwise, the company would have to pay fine.
He alleged that eight persons were claiming that they had right over two pieces of land at Manikamangalam and Aravathur villages and giving all sorts of "unnecessary" trouble to the company.

NHAI had handed over the lands to the company which was building administrative office and creating heavy machinery parking slot in the lands. Though the IG of Police and Thanjavur SP had ordered action against the culprits, local police were not taking action, he alleged.
He sought police protection for undertaking the work, following which Justice S.Vaidhyanathan of the Court's Madurai Bench ordered the protection for undertaking the work in Manikkamangalam and Arvathur villages.