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M.K. Raghavan, Congress MP, has criticised the hold by the National Highways Division of the Public Works section (PWD) successful preparing a elaborate task study (DPR) for the projected widening of the Malaparamba-Vellimadukunnu agelong arsenic a four-lane road.
Mr. Raghavan alleged connected Sunday (October 5) that adjacent aft the Centre issued wide instructions for the purpose, the NH part was delaying the process. He claimed that the Centre had allocated ₹75 crore for the improvement of the 3-km agelong betwixt Malaparamba and Vellimadukunnu, which is nether the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). On August 22 this year, the determination serviceman of the NHAI had directed the main engineer, NH division, PWD, to taxable a DPR successful 7 days. It was besides promised that the funds would beryllium released from the yearly program based connected the DPR. Mr. Raghavan alleged that the NH part was creating hurdles by delaying the DPR. This could pb to the lapsing of the funds, helium said, adding that the improvement of the Malaparamba-Vellimadukunnu agelong was indispensable for clearing the postulation bottlenecks successful Kozhikode city.
