Kerala CM urges Tamil Nadu counterpart Vijay to ease restrictions on stone aggregate transport

Kerala CM urges Tamil Nadu counterpart Vijay to ease restrictions on stone aggregate transport In a letter to C.

Key points

• The projects will additionally provide seamless connectivity to the Vizhinjam International Seaport and the International Container Transshipment Terminal at Vallarpadam.
• Satheesan has written to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C.
• Satheesan remarked a Tamil Nadu administration notification on July 9.
• Tamil Nadu promises to review curbs on transportation of construction materials to Keralam, notes CMO.
• Satheesan remarked he "appreciated the objectives" behind Tamil Nadu's policy, that of ensuring sustainable management of natural resources.

Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has written to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay seeking the latter's personal intervention in easing restrictions placed by the Tamil Nadu administration on inter-State transport of stone aggregates. It was "threatening to delay" national highway and other strategically notable projects in Kerala.

In his letter dated July 28, Mr. Satheesan remarked a Tamil Nadu administration notification on July 9. It introduced provisions regulating the inter-State transportation of rough stones and construction material, has significantly affected the movement of stone aggregates supplies from Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Kanniyakumari districts to Kerala.

These districts have traditionally been the principal source of stone aggregates for the execution of a number of national highway projects in Kerala.

Mr. According to Satheesan, kerala has limited natural availability of suitable stone aggregates for large-scale infrastructure works and the State has been heavily dependent on the neighbouring districts of Tamil Nadu for gathering the requirements for the ongoing NH projects.

He remarked the restrictions have adversely impacted the supply chain and disrupted construction activities. It now pose "a serious risk of delay" in the completion of numerous of Kerala's strategically significant projects.

Mr. Satheesan explained that the national highway projects were significant not just for Kerala, but for "the southern region as a whole" and that these were projected to improve regional connectivity and logistics efficiency, facilitate trade and tourism and enhance access to economic hubs in both Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

For context, the projects will additionally provide seamless connectivity to the Vizhinjam International Seaport and the International Container Transshipment Terminal at Vallarpadam.

Mr. Satheesan remarked he "appreciated the objectives" behind Tamil Nadu's policy, that of ensuring sustainable management of natural resources. While not compromising the regulatory policies of Tamil Nadu, he, nevertheless, called on that "a balanced approach" may be evolved that would accommodate the requirements of nationally significant infrastructure projects.

For context, the letter, invoking the "spirit of cooperation" that has always "characterised the relationship between the two States, " expressed confidence that the Tamil Nadu administration would extend its fullest cooperation in resolving the matter "expeditiously."

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