THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Despite the state government’s assertions of realising the capital’s much-touted Outer Ring Road (ORR) proposal quickly, the project remains stuck in red tape. TNIE has learnt that the government is yet to approve the Detailed Project Report (DPR) submitted six months ago by a committee of the Capital Region Development Programme (CRDP), the implementing agency for the project.
Once implemented, the ORR is expected to be a game-changer for the development of the city. On Monday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed the assembly that the state government has begun proceedings to implement the project. However, sources said an inordinate delay in launching the initial proceedings has led to the situation where it appears the government is giving the project low priority. Even six months after CRDP submitted the DPR to the Local-Self Government and Public Works departments, CRDP officials are in the dark about the status of the file.
