four works costing rs. 15 crore approved for repair of tsunami damaged national highway sections in tamil nadu

Monday, April 04, 2005

The Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Thiru T. R. Baalu has approved four repair works to be carried out in tsunami- damaged sections of National Highways in Tamil Nadu. The total cost of the four works is Rs. 14.90 crore.

The sections are: km 57/762 – 76/0 of NH 45A in Villupuram Division, km 0/0-20/0 of NH 67 in Thanjavur Division, km 262/0-264/0 of NH 45B and km 599/0-655/0 of NH 47 in Tirunelveli Division.

These sections of National Highways in Tamil Nadu had suffered extensive damage during the tsunami disaster last year in December.

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