Trustees of Kongu Global Forum (KGF), Vanitha Mohan and C.R. Swaminathan, along with a delegation of members from leading NGOs of Coimbatore Raveendran of RAAC and Sathish Jagadeesan, called upon A.Raja, Member of Parliament on 30th June 2019.
The delegation brought to his notice the immediate needs of the Coimbatore region which are impeding its holistic development; and also to meet the growing demands of the future. They also emphasized the necessity of the projects that should be expedited to take care of the infrastructural requirements of this rapidly growing region.
The delegates conveyed that the meeting was a very productive one as A.Raja had expressed his spontaneous willingness to take it up with the concerned officials at the Centre. He assured to expedite the request of the delegation to enhance the upgradation of infrastructure, especially with regard to Road, Rail and Air connectivity to facilitate seamless movement of people and cargo which will put this region on a fast track growth.
KGF Trustees have also requested for a meeting of the MPs of Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Namakkal, Salem, Karur and the Nilgiris districts of the Kongu Region after the Parliamentary session, to draw up a development agenda, for which A.Raja has consented to participate.