Sethusamudram Channel Project

Hindu on 22.06.05

           With the Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project going to take off shortly, the following projects should be completed simultaneously: 

Air link: Tuticorin airport should become operational with connections to Kochi, Chennai, and Bangalore via Madurai. 

Rail link: A new 125-Km broad gauge line between Manamadurai and Tuticorin must be laid to enable a short route between Bangalore and Tuticorin via Salem, Karur, Tiruchi and Manamadurai. To facilitate access to Mangalore and Mumbai ports from Tuticorin through Kondan Railway, the metre gauge line between Dindugul and Palakkad via Pollachi, Pollachi and Coimbatore should be converted into BG line. 

Road link: As the control office for Sethu project is to be located at Rameswaram, the road link between Rameshwaram and Tuticorin is very essential. This stretch of East Coast Road should be completed on a war footing.

   A. Sachidanandam, Tuticorin

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