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The Kerala State Human Rights (SHRC) Commission has directed the authorities of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Public Works section (PWD), Kochi Corporation and the constabulary to initiate steps to decongest the postulation concern astatine Vyttila Junction.
Taking suo motu announcement of the worsening postulation snarls astatine the junction, SHRC chairperson Alexander Thomas issued an bid dated January 28, 2026 asking the authorities to cheque whether steps are to beryllium taken to spot distant portions of the monolithic medians beneath the flyover and adhd abstraction to the carriageway.
He directed the authorities to cheque whether steps should beryllium taken to dismantle and relocate the postulation ticker tower, which protrudes into the carriageway for vehicles moving towards Palarivattom from Thripunithura, Aroor and Vyttila, further towards the Sahodaran Ayyappan Road. They should besides probe whether measures are to beryllium taken to trim waiting clip astatine awesome lights from the 3 directions.
The Director, NHAI, Executive Engineer, PWD (NH wing), Secretary, Kochi Municipal Corporation, District Police Chief (Kochi City), Regional Transport Officer, Ernakulam, should enactment successful a coordinated mode to ascertain the causes for the postulation congestion astatine Vyttila Junction. The authorities should besides ascertain the views of the people’s representatives similar the respective ward/division councillors pertaining to the affected areas, according to the order.
A caller survey by the Vyttila United Forum had recovered that astir 1.5 lakh vehicles walk done the junction daily, which has an unscientifically designed flyover and a mismatch with the roads below. Apart from postulation snarls and accidents, it has besides led to respective traders shutting store successful the area.
The survey recovered that astir 80% of vehicles walk done the junction successful the east–west direction, resulting successful postulation hold-ups from Champakkara connected Thripunithura roadworthy to Elamkulam connected S.A. Road. East-west postulation volition travel smoothly erstwhile the junction is made signal-free done optimal usage of U-turns successful antithetic directions, according to Thampy V.R, chairman, Vyttila United Forum.
