DMK and AIADMK legislators on Tuesday urged the Tamil Nadu government to complete at the earliest the Athikadavu-Avinashi Project, which aims at addressing the water needs of the Kongu region in western Tamil Nadu. They also sought early implementation of the Parambikulam Aliyar Project.
In the Assembly, AIADMK legislator and former Speaker P. Dhanapal (Avinashi) recalled the steps taken by the erstwhile AIADMK governments under former Chief Ministers Jayalalithaa and Edappadi K. Palaniswami over the years for implementing the Athikadavu-Avinashi drinking water project.
He also urged the government to drop the proposal to set up a SIPCOT estate in Thathanur against which there have been protests. “Earlier, it was proposed and dropped after protests. Now, there is a talk [of revival] and people are protesting. The government should drop it or if already dropped, it should clarify so,” he said.
