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The long-pending connection to make the Ramanattukara–Kozhikode airdrome roadworthy to nationalist road presumption has yet received support from the Union government, with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) directed to hole a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for its implementation. A competent bureau volition soon beryllium appointed to hole the DPR for processing the 12-km agelong into a four-lane road, based connected the latest connection submitted by the State government.
“Frequent postulation snarls connected the existing roadworthy person agelong been a large interest for passengers travelling to and from the Kozhikode International Airport. The elevation of the roadworthy to NH presumption volition decidedly alteration the situation,” said V.M. Hashim, a functionary of the section enactment assembly formed earlier for the roadworthy improvement project. He said that the upgrade would marque the airdrome a much convenient destination for expatriates, concern travellers, and predominant flyers.
Minister for Public Works and Tourism P.A. Mohamed Riyas said the State authorities would widen each imaginable enactment to the NHAI and initiate due follow-up measures to guarantee the project’s timely completion. He added that a feasibility survey had earlier been conducted by the Public Works section (PWD) successful effect to increasing nationalist demand.
Mr. Riyas besides said successful a connection that the State authorities was awaiting support for the improvement of 3 much roads arsenic nationalist highways. A blueprint volition soon beryllium prepared for the Chovva–Mattannur, Kodungalloor–Angamali, and Vypin–Matsyafed roads, helium said, adding that the improvement of the Kothamangalam and Muvattupuzha bypass roads would besides beryllium recommended.
PWD officials said upgrading the Ramanattukara–Airport roadworthy to nationalist road presumption would amended connectivity with NH-66 and facilitate smoother question of some dense and airy centrifugal vehicles. They said that the task could beryllium completed quickly, arsenic the full agelong measures lone astir 13 kilometres.
“Approximately 12 hectares of onshore volition request to beryllium acquired for the task betwixt the Ramanattukara junction and Kolathur adjacent Kondotty. A Deputy Collector has already been entrusted with overseeing the acquisition procedures,” said a elder Revenue section official. He added that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Mr. Riyas had already held discussions with Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari to instrumentality the task forward.
