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In a large alleviation to residents affected by the nationalist road (NH) development, the Centre has fixed its motion to conception 5 caller ft overbridges successful the district. The facilities volition beryllium acceptable up astatine the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI) Junction, Adkathbail, Nullipady, Mogralputhur Kunnil, and Manjeshwar Posoat.
The sanction, officially confirmed connected Saturday (February 21, 2026), followed sustained interventions by elected representatives and prolonged protests by section enactment committees demanding harmless pedestrian crossings successful areas near isolated aft the road widening.
At Adkathbail, wherever recurring accidents and fatalities had raised superior concern, the authorisation has travel arsenic a large relief. The Adkathbail Sree Subrahmanya Temple Committee and the Muhiyudheen Jamaath Committee had formed a associated enactment committee and met Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari to property for a harmless crossing. He had assured action, and the committedness has present been fulfilled.
A ft overbridge has besides been sanctioned astatine the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI) junction, with the request gaining momentum aft farmers faced question hardship portion attending the Kisan Samman Conference successful October 2022.
At Nullipady, adjacent the Kasaragod caller autobus stand, residents had staged protests seeking an underpass and adjacent approached the tribunal erstwhile their demands remained unaddressed. However, aft a tract inspection and appraisal by ULCCS officials led by MLA N.A. Nellikkunnu, support was granted for a ft overbridge instead. The MLA had besides announced authorisation for a akin overbridge astatine Mogralputhur Kunnil to easiness question difficulties successful the area.
In Manjeshwar Posoat, the support of a ft overbridge is expected to easiness terrible difficulties faced by pedestrians. The recently sanctioned overbridges are expected to importantly amended information and reconstruct connectivity successful the affected areas.
