Light at end of tunnel for Salem rly division
Chennai,
Sep
19:
The
much
awaited
Salem
Railway
division
would
be
inaugurated
on
November
one,
Minister
of
State
for
Railways
R
Velu
said
today,
even
as
the
Opposition
parties
in
Tamil
Nadu
were
protesting
against
the
inclusion
of
Pollachi
and
Kinathukadavu
in
the
Palakkad
Railway
division.
Union Health Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss and Mr Velu, after calling on Chief Minister M Karunanidhi at the latter's residence here, told newspersons that the Chief Minister would inaugurate the division and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad would preside over the function.
The function was originally scheduled for September 14, but could not be held following protests from neighbouring Kerala.
Later, Mr Lalu worked out a solution, allowing inclusion of some areas in Madurai, Pollachi and Kinathukadavu in Palakkad division.
On
the
controversy
over
the
inclusion
of
Pollachi
and
Kinathukadavu
areas
in
the
Palakkad
division,
Mr
Velu,
when
contacted
by
UNI