High-level panel gives in-principle nod for Anakkampoyil-Meppadi tunnel road DPR
The Hindu
Project expected to reduce distance between Kozhikode and Wayanad
A high-level committee entrusted with the supervision of multi-crore infrastructure development projects in the State has approved in-principle the detailed project report (DPR) of the proposed Anakkampoyil-Meppadi tunnel road project. After the completion of remaining technical works, the report will be submitted to the Centre for final clearance. According to officials entrusted with the implementation of the project, the civil works for the ₹2,000-crore tunnel road is likely to be launched on November 1, on the occasion of Kerala Piravi. The four-lane tunnel could be commissioned by April 2025 if all works were executed within the fixed time without any technical hurdles, they said. In the wake of the in-principle approval for the DPR, the local welfare committees have called for the speeding up of four-lane road construction works covering the Mukkam-Marippuzha stretch.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.