Overview
- The review identified slow progress at Vadakara, Thuravoor and Thiruvananthapuram and directed strict action against lagging contractors.
- Officials examined 642 km of projects across 17 stretches and reported district-wise status, including 70 of 83 km completed in Kasaragod and 5 of 30 km in Thiruvananthapuram.
- An underpass at Nadapuram/Nadal in Kannur was ordered to ease bus movement after protests, with current detours forcing buses to go up to Chala and return.
- District Collectors and police chiefs were told to proactively resolve local impediments so construction proceeds without disruption.
- Agencies were instructed to account for Kerala’s terrain and population density in execution and to close arbitration linked to the works on schedule.