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Talking to reporters, the Minister said he had directed the port officials to complete all allied works within a few weeks to start cargo movement by April. So far, it had removed more than 1 lakh cubic metres, said an official. Port officials said the channel from the river mouth to the harbour would be dredged for vessels to berth. The DCI had started work in mid-January to remove 3 lakh cubic metres of sand the machinery deployed by the agency was expected to remove 500 cubic metres of sand per hour in a radius of 2 km. AIADMK legislator A.
Anbazhagan, who accompanied the Minister, urged the Minister to put a time schedule for the inauguration so that dredging and other works would expedite..