Even as confusion over the inclusion of the four/six-laning of National Highway 66 (NH) in the State in the High Priority-I list prevails, Kerala has urged the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to grant approval for the 26 packages this financial year itself. The State’s request for the approval in toto for the NH projects was made by Principal Secretary, Public Works, G. Kamlavardhana Rao, to Secretary, MoRTH, Sanjeev Renjan at a meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday. Acquisition proceedingsMr. Renjan was told that land acquisition proceedings to acquire 1,111 hectares of land for NH 66 widening was in an advanced stage. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the NH corridors has been prepared and submitted to MoRTH last year itself. Tenders for NHThe NHAI had asked the State to float tenders for the National Highway corridors where land acquisition had been completed.

Source: The Hindu May 14, 2019 14:15 UTC