CHENNAI: The maiden official visit of chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami to New Delhi is said to have borne fruit. There is lot of scope for improvement to the road network in the state if this coastal route is developed. The sections are to be uniformly upgraded to cater to the large vehicular movement," Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan told TOI. We told them to support the project first," the minister said, pointing to strident criticism among certain sections. "We have requested Venkaiah to construct one lakh houses in Chennai, and to also help implement Chennai peripheral road project," Palaniswami said.

Source: Times of India February 28, 2017 19:18 UTC