Ensure least inconvenience to road users if NH 75 is being closed: KCCI

Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Thursday expressed serious concern over the reported closure of National Highway 75 between Donigal and Maranahalli in Hassan district for six months

Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Thursday expressed serious concern over the reported closure of National Highway 75 between Donigal and Maranahalli in Hassan district for six months to facilitate road widening.

In a letter to Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra, KCCI president Shashidhar Pai Maroor quoted media reports as saying that the National Highways Authority of India’s contractor has sought closure of the 10-km stretch for six months to facilitate four-lane work.

He demanded that an independent committee be constituted by the Dakshina Kannada and Hassan district administrations to assess the methodology and time required to complete the work. The NHAI and the contractor should be made accountable for any lapse in completing the work, he said and added that the NHAI should be asked to complete the work in four months instead of six. Mr. Maroor also sought permission for cargo movement whilst the NHAI executes the work on the stretch.