Trichy semi-ring road project gains pace in Tamil Nadu

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has initiated the groundwork for the construction of a part of the Trichy semi-ring road project in Tamil Nadu. The 43-km long project has been sectioned into two stages - stage-1 covers Jeeyapuram to Panchapur and stage-2 between Panchapur and Thuvakudi. The project aims at reducing the travel time and also to decongest the city's roads. To start with the Karur project implementation unit (PIU) of NHAI has issued a 3D notification to acquire land to construct a portion of the project linking Trichy-Karur and Trichy-Madurai national highways. In April 2018, NHAI conducted a public hearing to acquire 46 hectares of land situated between Panchapur (Trichy-Madurai) and Jeeyapuram (Trichy-Karur) via Thayanur on the Trichy-Dindigul national highway. In September 2019, NHAI submitted 3A notification (power to acquire land) to the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) and since then the project is on hold. The newest notification aims at acquiring land in Panchapur, Pirattiyur, Thayyanur and Kallikudi villages, for which the revenue department will initiate compensation to the landowners. After the land acquisition process is complete, NHAI will prepare the project cost estimate to float a tender to select the contractor to initiate civil work.