Work on first phase of river interlinking project likely to be over by year-end

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Work on first phase of river interlinking project likely to be over by year-end [1]

Tiruneveli and Tuticorin districts to benefit; cost estimated at Rs.369 crore

Work on the first phase of the Tamiraparani-Karumeniyar-Nambiyar river interlinking project is likely to be completed by the year-end. Nearly three-fourth of the work, covering two stages of the project, has been carried out. In three years of execution, Rs.160 crore out of the sanctioned Rs.213 crore was spent, said sources.

Publication Date:

09/03/2012

Author(s): T. Ramakrishnan [2]

Source: Hindu (Chennai) [3]

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