Land acquisition for outer ring road hits DPR hurdle

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Bureaucratic sloth, sources say, could delay land acquisition for the outer ring road project connecting Vizhinjam here and Parippally in Kollam, despite the revenue department constituting a special unit to expedite proceedings.

Issuing an order on government approval for land acquisition on Tuesday, the revenue department set up a team of 12 officials, led by a special deputy collector, to ensure a smooth takeover of about 1,500 acres for the 80km road project under the Centre’s Bharatmala Pariyojana scheme.