Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram
...and the roads. I was recently travelling in a few small towns, villages in Ramanathapuram district. The roads were pretty good. Almost all villages seemed to have the cement roads. I distinctly remember that the cement roads even in narrow lanes initiative was started in early mid nineties. Despite changing governments the progress here has gone on. TN was among the first states to achieve 100% rural electrification. Ramnad is supposed to be notorious for its aridness, but even in the peak of May there were so many large tanks, reservoirs which seemed amply full. I remember a ADB sponsored project in the late nineties which was focussed on desilting and 'repair' of water bodies across TN.
TN's repayment record - both external loans as well as internal is supposed to be among the best. Even when the Centre and State governments have been at odds, TN has never had a problem with getting Planning Commission advances, short terms loans from the RBI etc.