CM's intervention sought in Tiruchi over land acquisition.

Residents living along the city-stretch of the Tiruchi-Thanjavur National Highway have grown restive over the delay in the issue of final land acquisition notification for laying service lanes along the highway.

The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways last year issued a public notification, declaring its intention to acquire land for laying service lanes for a distance of nearly 15 km from Ariyamangalam to Thuvakudi. The State government too issued an order in August 2011 sanctioning Rs. 84.5 crore to be given towards compensation for the land to be acquired for the service lanes along the highway.

The announcement brought much cheer to the residents, who had been waging a battle for over five-years seeking service lanes along the stretch of the highway. But residents fear that their happiness could prove to be short-lived as the final notification for the land acquisition is yet to be issued by the National Highways Authority of India.

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