Widening of Vazhayila-Nedumangad stretch trivandrum

The long-pending proposal to widen the Vazhayila-Nedumangad stretch -- that is part of the Thiruvananthapuram-Tenkasi
interstate highway -- has moved one step closer to reality. The long-pending proposal to widen the Vazhayila-Nedumangad stretch -- that is part of the Thiruvananthapuram-Tenkasi interstate highway -- has moved one step closer to reality. The six-member committee, constituted to fix the new alignment and resolve the dispute with landowners based on the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) study, is likely to submit the report to the district collector soon. The committee already had discussions with landowners to allay their apprehensions over land acquisition.As per initial reports, the landowners’ suggestion was to acquire more land owned by the Kerala Water Authority on one side of the stretch in Karakulam panchayat to avoid land acquisition in the densely populated region on the opposite side. The committee members, including the Karakulam panchayat vice-president, could allay the fears of landowners by making minor changes in the original alignment.The committee report will also include the revised alignment. G R Anil, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, who is also the Nedumangad legislator, told that further steps including land acquisition would begin only after clearlystudying the report. “The committee members included two people’s representatives and four technical experts.
They have gone to the field and spoken to the landowners. some of the landowners have raised concerns. The members have taken all the aspects into consideration and the revenue authorities will take further action. Earlier, a two-day hearing was conducted regarding land acquisition. An SIA study was also conducted. It’s a major highway connecting Kerala with Tamil Nadu and key strategic institutes like IISER, IIST and ISRO units are located in these areas,” he said.The six-member committee was constituted by the state government in October last year. The widening of the 11.8-km stretch from Vazhayila to Pazhakutty near Nedumangad is likely to reduce travel time and help reduce traffic congestion from the city to Nedumangad

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