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Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari informed him that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would implicit the full magnitude of NH-66 bisecting Kerala by December. The leaders met successful New Delhi connected Friday. Mr. Vijayan said helium explained the efforts the State has taken to expedite the completion of NH-66.
He said Mr. Gadkari would summon a gathering of NHAI contractors and Kerala Public Works section officials, including PWD Minister Mohamed Riyaz, to expedite the ongoing work. “Mr. Gadkari promised helium would travel to Kerala to inspect the NH-66 work’s progress,” helium said.
Mr. Vijayan said Mr. Gadkari hoped the Centre and State could inaugurate the completed NH-66 segments successful January. The ₹237 crore Kerala owed to the Centre for onshore acquisition for NH-66 was waived.
Mr. Gadkari told Mr. Vijayan that the NHAI would commence enactment connected the projected Palakkad-Kozhikode greenfield road and Thiruvananthapuram Outer Ring Road successful January. Mr. Gadkari directed NHAI officials to statesman enactment connected the Kollam-Shencotta greenfield roadworthy arsenic portion of a one-time betterment project. The NHAI volition besides commence enactment connected the Ernakulam bypass successful January. The Union Minister besides promised to expedite the authorisation for the Punalur bypass and the Idamon-Kollam road.
