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Rangasamy inspects dredging of Ariankuppam river mouth

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GIVING DIRECTIVES: Chief Minister N. Rangasamy inspecting the dredging work of Ariankuppam river mouth on Tuesday.

PUDUCHERRY: Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Tuesday reviewed the dredging work of Ariankuppam river mouth to facilitate free movement of vessels to the fishing harbour.

Officials of the Kerala State Maritime Development Corporation (KSMDC), which has been entrusted with the task of dredging the river mouth, apprised Mr. Rangasamy of the progress made.

As per the agreement signed between Puducherry Government and KSMDC on November 7, 2007, which operates the Dredging Corporation of India’s dredger TSD SINDHURAJ, would de-silt one lakh cubic metres of sand deposited in the river mouth by the end of March this year.

Officials said the vessel had so far made 287 trips to dump the dredged sand about 4 kilometres away from the Ariankuppam river mouth.

The dredging work would be completed by the end of March, they said.

As per the agreement, the territorial administration has to pay a fee of Rs 2.87 crore to desilt the harbour. The amount would be paid in two instalments, according to the agreement.

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