The New Indian Express ·
Madras HC seeks report from govt on stalled Rs 83-crore bridge plan on Kollidam river
MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to file a report on a PIL seeking direction to construct a road over bridge across Kollidam river, linking Kudikadu village of Thanjavur and Mela Ramanallur island village in Ariyalur.
The litigant Sundara Vimal Nathan, secretary of Tamil Nadu Cauvery Farmers Protection Association, stated that Mela Ramanallur and Keezha Ramanallur are island villages of Kollidam river. Nearly 2,500 people are residing in the said villages and engage in cultivation on around 1,000 hectares of land, he added.
Since the residents use boat service to Kabisthalam and Papanasam in Thanjavur, which takes only 10 minutes, they became more associated with Thanjavur than Ariyalur. While there is a bridge in Mela Ramanallur to reach Ariyalur town, there is no overbridge to connect the villages with Thanjavur district, he alleged.
