Speed up Mananchira-Vellimadukunnu Road work, says Minister Mohamed Riyas
The Hindu
Minister directs officials to speed up land acquisition for Mananchira-Vellimadukunnu Road widening, repair of LIC Road at Mananchira.
Minister for Public Works P.A. Mohamed Riyas has directed officials to speed up the land acquisition process for the widening of Mananchira-Vellimadukunnu Road. Speaking at the District Development Committee meeting recently, the Minister asked them to start demolition of buildings in the land acquired for the project.
Participating in the meeting, PWD assistant executive engineer said the buildings and compound walls in the acquired land would be demolished soon, and that the tendering process for the work was in progress. The compound wall of Ashoka Hospital building near Mananchira would be demolished in a week, he added.
The Minister sought the immediate repair of LIC Road at Mananchira. Officials of the Kozhikode Corporation said it would be completed by January 10.
Mr. Riyas highlighted the issue of landowners not being compensated for sparing their properties for the Palakkad-Kozhikode greenfield highway project. District Collector Snehil Kumar Singh said the issue shall be resolved by the end of the month.
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