The Tamil Nadu government has sanctioned funds worth Rs 41.8 million to facilitate land acquisition for the Thirukattupalli bypass project. The project involves the construction of a 3.2 km bypass road from the Thogur-Ayyampettai road stretch at km 14.80 to the Thogur-Ayyampettai road stretch at km 17.60 via the Thirukattupalli-Sengipatti-Pattukottai state highway. The project requires 10.12 hectares of land and the pro-cess for acquisition is expected to commence soon.