AMMK protests slow pace of Maris RoB work
Cleared
Trichy: Condemning
Trichy corporation
for the slow progress of
Fort station RoB
project (Maris RoB) for about two years now, Trichy south district unit of AMMK conducted a protest on Monday. The protesters said that dragging civil work affects the daily commute of residents. Former councillor and AMMK's south district secretary P Senthilnathan said that the deadlines promised to complete 44 crore worth RoB renovation work between Karur bypass road junction and Main guard gate junction were not met by the local body. The protesters also condemned the local body for proposing the Panjapur green park area to construct the new integrated vegetable market. The party also criticized corporation for not ensuring the standard of drinking water supplied.
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