Kerala CM urges Tamil Nadu counterpart Vijay to ease restrictions on stone aggregate transport
Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has requested Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to ease restrictions on the transport of stone aggregates. The current regulations are causing supply chain disruptions that threaten the completion of critical national highway projects in Kerala.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights the logistical challenges of inter-state infrastructure development and the need for regional cooperation.
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 government on inter-State transport of stone aggregates, which was “threatening to delay” national highway and other strategically important projects in Kerala.
In his letter dated July 28, Mr. Satheesan said a Tamil Nadu government notification on July 9, which 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 several national highway projects in Kerala.
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