Ramakrishna further said Tamil Nadu is the only region in the Indian subcontinent where evidence of human habitation dating back nearly 1.5 million years ago has been discovered.
Despite the Union government's counsel assuring the Madras High Court in 2023 that the report would be published by November 2024, it remains unpublished.
EPS said the AIADMK had allocated about Rs 105 crore yearly for the archaeology department for carrying out five phases of excavation from 2014 till 2019.