Activists oppose Kutta–Gonikoppal alternative route to NH
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The Nilgiri-Wayanad NH and Railway Action Committee has urged the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to withdraw from its plan to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for an alternative route to NH-766 to connect Mysuru to Kozhikode via Kutta–Gonikoppal to resolve the issue of the night traffic ban on the Bandipur route. The alternative route would not be a solution to the night traffic ban, T.M. Rasheed, convener of the action committee, said. The move of the NHAI was the result of a conspiracy and influence of a vested interest group to divert the route, Mr. Rasheed alleged.More Related News
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