Red soil deficit puts holes in concrete highway work
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The brand new road being developed from Mukkola to Karode – set to be the first concrete highway in the state and also a gamechanger in Kerala’s road connectivity to Kanyakumari – has a dubious distinction, of not meeting the many deadlines set one after the other. Strangely, the delay in procuring red soil to complete just 1.5km is dragging the opening of the 16.3 km concrete stretch of NH66 which is part of the ambitious Mumbai-Kanyakumari Economic Corridor. The National Highways Authority of India is doubtful of meeting its latest deadline of December.
