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Govt. nod for Sethu project

NEW DELHI MARCH 13. After a prolonged delay, the Government today gave the green signal for the multi-crore Sethu Samudram project, providing a navigational route through construction of a canal near the Palk Straits linking the East and West coasts.

Announcing this in the Rajya Sabha, the Finance Minister, Jaswant Singh, said: ``The Prime Minister has directed me to say that we are committed to undertaking the Sethu Samudram project and completing it in a time-bound manner.''

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