Residents up in arms over National Highway widening

KOCHI: While stone laying for land acquisition of Edappally-Moothakunnam stretch of National Highway 66 is swiftly going ahead, the residents allege that the district administration has outrightly ignored their concerns in the time of Covid-19.The much-delayed process that began last month has been witnessing protests from various quarters. “When people are worried about their survival from Covid, the government is treating us inhumanely through the process.

Over 2,000 families on the stretch have already gone through one phase of land acquisition for 30m widening and were miserably affected during the 2018 deluge. We have decided to resist all forms of official proceedings hereafter,” said Hashim Chennampilly, chairman,