
CM’s intervention sought for timely completion of railway projects
The Hindu
Madurai MP Su. Venkatesan, in a memorandum, said there needed to be uninterrupted supply of soil to ensure the projects were completed
Madurai MP, Su. Venkatesan, has sought Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin’s intervention to ensure the uninterrupted supply of soil (earth) for the timely completion of various railway projects as they are held up due to a delay in granting permission for soil quarrying.
In a memorandum, Mr. Venkatesan said that the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has issued direction to District Collectors to ascertain the composition of minerals in the soil by sending it to a lab determined by the respective department. Though the order was issued in February 2021, District Collectors claimed that the State government has to issue necessary direction on the issue.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.