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MP for Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Kota Srinivas Poojary connected Tuesday directed officials to expedite onshore acquisition and compensation outgo process for widening the Mangaluru-Solapur National Highway 169 into four-lane betwixt Karkala and Mala successful Karkala taluk, Udupi district, arsenic acquisition issues person created bottlenecks successful immoderate places.
Chairing a reappraisal gathering astatine Rajatadri successful Manipal, Mr. Poojary said the compensation should beryllium based connected the marketplace worth of the property. He said conscionable compensation would assistance those who gave up their onshore for the task to rebuild their lives. The road works successful the territory should beryllium completed connected priority, Mr. Poojary said.
MLA for Karkala V. Sunil Kumar said that the complaint of compensation for lands acquired for the aforesaid nationalist road successful neighbouring Dakshina Kannada was higher to the 1 offered successful Karkala taluk. There should not beryllium immoderate discrimination, and the officials should hole the compensation scientifically, helium said.
Ongoing since 2022
The National Highways Division of the State Public Works Department has been executing the four-lane task for 15.2 km astatine an estimated outgo of ₹177.94 crore since 2022. The section has already missed the February 2025 deadline assured by the Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, due to the fact that of issues involving onshore acquisition.
The Hindu on October 21 reported the inconvenience the roadworthy users were facing owed to abrupt diversions connected the road due to the fact that of non-availability of land. In 1 specified diversion, a backstage autobus rammed a multi-utility conveyance (MUV) astatine Miyar connected January 23, sidesplitting 3 occupants of the MUV.
NH 169A
Meanwhile, Mr. Poojary directed the officials to velocity up the completion of the four-lane widening enactment of the Malpe-Tirthahalli NH 169A betwixt Malpe and Karavali Junction successful Udupi.
Deputy Commissioner T.K. Swaroopa asked the officials acrophobic to behaviour carnal inspection of properties nether acquisition earlier fixing the compensation.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Abid Gadyal, Divisional Forest Officer P. Ruthren, and others were present.
