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The Kerala authorities is acceptable to constitute to the Centre requesting to velocity up the process of granting support for the outer ringing roadworthy (ORR) successful the superior metropolis successful the aftermath of the full-fledged commercialized cognition of the Vizhinjam planetary seaport.
Replying to a submission of V. Joy, MLA, successful the Kerala Assembly connected Thursday, Public Works Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas said helium would “once again” petition the Centre to expedite the process and urgently assistance support for the Vizhinjam-Navaikulam outer ringing road.
After repeated consultations with the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, the State had earlier agreed to stock 50% outgo of onshore acquisition for the ORR project, including the 100% onshore acquisition and operation outgo of the work roadworthy arsenic portion of the improvement of the 45-meter-wide task from Navaikulam to Vizhinjam. The State had besides informed the Union Ministry that it was acceptable to waive its GST stock and royalty connected the operation worldly for the ORR project, shouldering a full liability of ₹1,629.24 crore for the operation of the task successful Thiruvananthapuram.
Further, the State had besides agreed to motion a fiscal concern statement containing these provisions. Although the indispensable steps person been taken by the State government, the last support of the Centre has not yet been received, the Minister said.
In December 2024, June 2025, and October 2025, the Chief Minister had personally visited the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and conveyed the value of granting support for the project. The Union Minister had besides assured that support would beryllium granted soon.
Detailed study
As per the instructions of the Chief Minister, the Chief Secretary has sent a missive to the Union Ministry seeking aboriginal approval. However, the Union Ministry replied that considering the defects reported successful immoderate parts of nationalist road 66 successful the State of late, it has been decided to behaviour a elaborate survey done an adept bureau regarding the alignment of the ORR. A backstage steadfast has been tasked with examining whether suitable solutions, including tunnels, are imaginable successful the “high-cutting areas”. Hence, the last elaborate task study (DPR) volition beryllium submitted successful February (2026) aft considering their report, the Minister said.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has informed that the steps are successful advancement to get biology clearance for the task from the Ministry of Environment and Forests. According to the NHAI, the last clearance for the task is nether the information of the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), and that the clearance volition beryllium fixed considering the bid of the precedence projects and availability of funds. Hence, the Centre volition beryllium requested again to expedite the process and springiness urgent clearance for the ORR, the Minister added.
