Salem-chennai Highway

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the Rs 10,000 crore Salem-Chennai 8-lane green corridor road project is of "national importance" and the Madras High Court had erred in quashing the land acquisition process.

The Madras High Court on Tuesday restrained the Centre and Tamil Nadu government from dispossessing people of their lands to be acquired for the proposed eight-lane highway project between Salem and Chennai till further orders.

Thousands of farmers in Tamil Nadu are anguished over the acquisition of farmland for the Chennai-Salem highway construction.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today dismissed as a blatant lie DMK's "commission" taunt against the AIADMK government over the Salem-Chennai expressway and defended the Rs 10,000 crore project, saying it would benefit the people.

Piyush Manush, an environmental activist based in Tamil Nadu's Salem district, was arrested on Monday night for allegedly "instigating enmity between groups," said the police. Mr Manush has been supporting locals in Salem who are protesting the proposed airport expansion and eight-lane, 270-kilometre super highway, which will pass through the distr...

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the Rs 10,000 crore Salem-Chennai 8-lane green corridor road project is of "national importance" and the Madras High Court had erred in quashing the land acquisition process.

The Madras High Court on Tuesday restrained the Centre and Tamil Nadu government from dispossessing people of their lands to be acquired for the proposed eight-lane highway project between Salem and Chennai till further orders.

Thousands of farmers in Tamil Nadu are anguished over the acquisition of farmland for the Chennai-Salem highway construction.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today dismissed as a blatant lie DMK's "commission" taunt against the AIADMK government over the Salem-Chennai expressway and defended the Rs 10,000 crore project, saying it would benefit the people.

Piyush Manush, an environmental activist based in Tamil Nadu's Salem district, was arrested on Monday night for allegedly "instigating enmity between groups," said the police. Mr Manush has been supporting locals in Salem who are protesting the proposed airport expansion and eight-lane, 270-kilometre super highway, which will pass through the distr...