Nadu PWDand highways minister E VVelu said thehighways departmentwould take up construction of flyovers across the state, especially in heavily congested towns as directed by chief minister M K Stalin.
The minister was reviewing the department projects at Kancheepuram district collectorate with the officials of Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and Chengalpet districts.
The highways department has no jurisdiction over panchayat union roads and panchayat roads. Following the chief ministers direction, the highways department will strengthen10,000-km-long panchayat unionroads identified by the district collectors. The work will be taken in a phased manner in the next five years underNABARDscheme.