Mint Primer

Sethusamudram: High cost-low returns, or Adam's wrath?

Episode Summary

Among large projects in India that are jinxed, the Sethusamudram shipping canal project, which would connect Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar, takes the cake. Experts are divided on the pros and cons of the project. N Madhavan explains its economic implications. This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.