The ECR upgrade will help the state socio-economically by stimulating foreign trade and industrial production along the southern coast, as the road connects the main port cities of Chennai and Thoothukudi.
The picturesque ECR is an important road corridor in Tamil Nadu which connects Chennai with Cuddalore through Puducherry. The road was formed in 1998 by interlinking and improving a series of small village roads that were connecting the fishing villages along the coast of the Bay of Bengal.
Source: Swarajya Mag
