KOCHI: In a major relief to the commuters, the Supreme Court on Tuesday accepted the Kerala government’s plea to demolish and reconstruct the Palarivattom flyover. The bench led by Justice R F Nariman also quashed the Kerala High Court order to conduct a load test before demolishing the structure. The TNIE has learnt that the state government will go by the report submitted by Metroman E Sreedharan recommending partial reconstruction rather than total demolition and rebuilding.
State agency Kerala Industrial and Technical Consultancy Organisation (KITCO), which was the consultant for the flyover, opposed the state government’s plea alleging malicious intent, but the SC g ave gover nment the go-ahead. CM Pinarayi Vijayan said the government would try to ensure the participation of Sreedharan in the reconstruction project.
