Plan for Aroor-Thuravoor elevated freeway: Nitin Gadkari
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By Express News Service
ALAPPUZHA: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari mentioned the Centre is contemplating the constriction of a six-lane elevated freeway from Aroor to Thuravoor on NH66 to keep away from accidents. “We are alarmed by the number of road accidents in the country and the government is committed to reduce them. The ministry has identified around 227 black spots on the NH in Kerala. We have taken steps to reduce accidents. At the same time, the state government should also try to reduce mishaps, because road accidents kill more people than Covid-19,” Gadkari mentioned.
“At present, Kerala has around 1,702km of National Highway. Of this, 580 km was constructed during 2014-20. Work on 650 km of road has been progressing in the state under the Bharatmala project that connects Mumbai to Kanyakumari,” the minister mentioned.
“Kerala is an important state as far as tourism is concerned. That is why Centre is spending huge amount for state’s development. During the 2014-20 period, the Central government spent Rs 4,062 crore for the development and Rs 701 crore for the maintenance of roads in the state.“While the Centres developed only 73 km of NH in the state during 2009-14, we have developed 580km roads since 2014,” Gadkari mentioned.
Ok C Venugopal’s omission from occasion sparks stirAlappuzha: Congress activists took out a march to the venue of the bypass inauguration at Kalarcode towards the state authorities’s failure to ask former union minister Ok C Venugopal, who performed a key position within the implementation of the challenge. The police blocked the march close to Kalarcode, resulting in a conflict. Venugopal mentioned he was blissful {that a} massive dream was fulfilled.
“The work began during my tenure as MP. I was in the state for several days, but no one from the government invited me for the function. I will raise the issue in Parliament,” he mentioned. Public Works Minister G Sudhakaran mentioned the dignitaries had been invited by the Centre which organised the programme. The state authorities had no position in inviting anybody,” Sudhakaran mentioned.
