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The tract survey to finalise the optimal alignment of the projected Poozhithode–Padinjarathara bypass has been completed nether the supervision of engineers from the Kozhikode-based Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society. The survey successful Kozhikode territory concluded past week, identifying a feasible way that reduces the full region portion avoiding the hard curves and steep terrain recovered successful earlier alignments.
The State authorities had sanctioned ₹1.50 crore for the survey enactment to facilitate the project, which had been projected arsenic 1 of the feasible routes to bypass the Thamarassery pass. However, determination had been nary sizeable advancement owed to the pending support from the Forest section for survey enactment successful areas nether the Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary. Permission to transportation retired the tract survey was granted lone connected June 13, 2025, aft which the enactment was temporarily interrupted by monsoon-related calamities.
A preliminary survey had earlier been carried retired on the Poozhithode–Karinkanni agelong of the route, covering wood onshore nether the Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary. Prior to that, the tract survey successful Wayanad territory had been completed.
“A Detailed Project Report is expected aft a thorough reappraisal of the projected alignments wrong 2 weeks. In accordance with the Public Works department’s directions, details of 2 applicable alignments volition beryllium submitted soon for last evaluation,” said an technologist associated with the project. He added that the task would not origin immoderate biology hazards oregon disrupt wildlife.
The Poozhithode–Padinjarathara bypass project, extending implicit 27 kilometres, began successful 1994. Construction had been completed implicit astir 70% of the full region earlier it was halted successful 1995 pursuing objections from the Forest department. The section had recovered that astir 9 kilometres of the projected alignment passed done reserved wood land, which could not beryllium cleared for roadworthy development.
According to gross section officials, 183 families — 150 successful Wayanad and 33 successful Kozhikode — had surrendered their onshore for the task astir 3 decades ago. The completed portions included a 2-km agelong from Poozhithode to Panakkamkadavu, a 5-km mud roadworthy from Panakkamkadavu to Karinkanni connected the Kozhikode side, and the Padinjarathara–Kalikkalam agelong successful Wayanad, covering a full of 14.28 km. The remaining 12.94-km stretch, including 9 km of wood area, volition person to beryllium completed successful the adjacent phase.
