Days after the Centre flagged some critical issues that were delaying the execution of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) projects in Tamil Nadu, the NHAI has written to the Chief Secretary seeking the handing over of the Mamallapuram-Puducherry stretch of the East Coast Road.
The NHAI plans widening/development of the 105-km stretch, declared a National Highway in 2018, at an estimated cost of over ₹2,000 crore, under Bharatmala Pariyojana. However, it is awaiting transfer of all assets for want of ‘no objection certificate’ from the State.