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Journalism of Courage
CHENNAI, July 20: The Tamil Nadu PWD Department is considering a proposal to extend the Buckingham canal from the present end point of Mrakkanam to the Tuticorin port in south Tamil Nadu. Under the scheme, a new canal will have to be laid along a 500-km route, touching Pondicherry, Karaikal, Nagapattinam, Vedaranyam, Mandapam and Kilakkarai en route. The plan is expected to take some of the pressure off the heavily congested national highways if it materialises. The PWD department has already set in motion plans to improve the waterway, which has become an open drain during its course through this metropolis.
