THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The four-lane widening works of the second reach of the Karamana-Kaliyikkavila highway stretch in the district from Pravachambalam to Kodinada in Balaramapuram has finally gathered pace. Earlier, the dearth of labourers due to Covid-19 infection and intermittent rainfall had affected the works. The widening of the 5.5-kilometre stretch has come to a standstill for more than two months due to Covid lockdown and heavy rainfall.
According to Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society (ULCCS) Ltd , there was a huge dip in the number of labourers from the actual strength of 350 to merely 70. This had affected the work. The intermittent rain in the past three months and the declaration of containment zone on the two sides of the stretch also compounded the issue.
