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| Photo Credit: M_SRINATHmore-inConstruction of the multi-level road over bridge (ROB) near Tiruchi Junction remains stalled as there has been no headway in getting the Defence land to complete the Chennai arm. The ministry as a policy does not provide land for monetary consideration and hence the State government had offered the Defence Ministry land of equal value (in lieu of its land) in Kancheepuram district. Construction of the segment remains suspended for several months now as the process of getting the Defence land for the project is yet to be completed. The Defence Ministry should hand over the land expeditiously in the interest of the people,”said H.Ghouse Baig, a resident and consumer activist of Crawford. Negotiations are still underway on with the Defence Ministry to get their land for this and a few other projects in the State..