KOCHI: Alleging unreasonable haste in acquiring land between Kappirikkad and Edappally for NH66 widening, National Highway Joint Action Council organised a protest march on Friday. As part of the march held to the NSS Karayogam hall in Kunnumpuram near Edappally where the examination of the documents was progressing, council members burnt the official notification documents.
“With the hearing of cases related to land acquisition in the High Court reaching the final stage, the urgency of the officials to complete the process is suspicious. The government should stop all activities and initiate discussions with the affected families. When the proposed elevated corridor can beimplemented by spending `500 crore less than the existing estimate for widening, the government is going ahead with the project without procuring environmental clearances,” said activist C R Neelakandan during the protest.