NHAI to issue notification for greenfield alignment for Kochi-Munnai NH
The National Highways Authority of India is all set to issue a notification under Section 3 (A) of the National Highways Act 1956 to acquire land for the greenfield alignment of 165-km long Kochi-Munnar NH 85, which it aims to develop as a four-lane stretch to provide port-to-port connectivity between Kochi and Tuticorin. By invoking the provision, the agency has shown its intention to acquire land needed for the project. An officer was appointed to kick-start the process of acquiring land for the project for which greenfield alignment plan is ready. The entire project will be a greenfield alignment, except approximately 4-km land that the State government had acquired over three decades ago for the Thripunithura bypass. The aim is to ensure that the alignment will be devoid of steep curves and that no new space will be acquired afresh for the mega highway project. The only land that was acquired by PWD and whose compensation was completed will be integrated with the new greenfield alignment of the NH and their possession taken over by the NHAI. The total project cost of the highway will be known shortly in the DPR. Every effort will be made to get clearances on the project's cost, environmental and social impact from different committees, within six months of the DPR being finalized. The existing Kochi-Munnar NH, which is now maintained by PWD (NH wing) using funds issued by MoRTH, will be handed over to the State government.
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10 June 2021
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