Vazhayila-Nedumangad road work to be done based on existing plan

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The proposed Vazhayila-Nedumangad four-lane highway has moved one step closer to reality with the six-member committee which was constituted to draw up a new alignment, submitting its report based on the social impact assessment (SIA) study to the state government for approval. As per the report, the committee has made it clear that there is no scope for a new alignment as the existing alignment was finalised by the PWD based on the specifications of Indian Road Congress. The committee has also put forth several suggestions and recommendations so as to ensure limited displacement of people during land acquisition. The report states that land parcels owned by schools, temples. churches and mosques need to be acquired for the existing alignment and 874 buildings, both commercial and residential, may be affected.