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| Draft affidavit on Sethu project |
| The government is expected to submit the affidavit in the Supreme Court next week.
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| INDIA
, 28-February-2008
0:57:36 AM |
| The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) has given the go-ahead to the draft affidavit on the controversial Sethusamudram project.
The government is expected to submit the affidavit in the Supreme Court next week.
The CCPA seems to have taken everyone's point of view in the UPA coalition and managed to harmonise them.
This was CCPA's second meeting this week to finalise its stand on the draft affidavit.
There have been differences between Tourism and Culture Minister Ambika Soni and Shipping Minister DMK's T R Baalu over the affidavit.
The culture minister has written a two-page note raising certain objections, and wanted these incorporated in the draft affidavit.
Like the ASI not having taken a definitive view on whether the Ram Setu can be declared a site of national importance without undertaking a survey, the ASI has not yet conducted any study
These objections have been incorporated in the draft affidavit and the government has sought a vacation of the stay and wants the PILs to be dismissed.
The project was approved by the government in May 2005. However, soon after its approval, the project had run into trouble, and dredging work had to be suspended.
Last year, the government was forced to withdraw its affidavit as it questioned the existence of Lord Ram.
The project in the Palk Strait aims to shorten the sea route between the eastern and western coasts of India.
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