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Government Sets December Deadline for NH66 Completion and Orders Rebuild of Collapsed Kooriyad Section

NHAI has suspended staff responsible for the collapse, barred the contractor from future tendering, billed the firm for reconstruction, reinforced oversight of the highway expansion

A 360-metre-long viaduct will be constructed at the spot where a section of the elevated under-construction highway caved in onto the service roads at Kooriyad on May 20. Several motorists were injured in the incident. (HT photo)

Overview

  • Deadline assurance emerged at a June 4 Delhi meeting between Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and PWD Minister P.A. Mohammed Riyas
  • Plans call for a 360-metre viaduct at Kooriyad to replace the under-construction stretch that caved in on May 20
  • The NHAI has taken disciplinary action by suspending officials linked to the collapse and preventing the contractor from further tender proceedings
  • Land acquisition costs in Kerala stand at ₹37 crore per kilometre compared with about ₹2 crore elsewhere, posing a major challenge for the project
  • Congress leaders have demanded a CBI probe into alleged corruption in NH66 contracts, intensifying the political dispute with the CPI(M)