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Kerala HC orders Railways to file Nilambur-Nanjangud rail DPR by 14 October
Kerala HC orders Railways to file Nilambur-Nanjangud rail DPR by 14 October
The Kerala High Court has directed the Railways to prepare the detailed project report for the proposed Nilambur-Nanjangud railway line by 14 October. A bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V M ordered the Railways to state in an affidavit on that date whether the DPR has been placed before the competent authority for approval and sanction.
The directive came on a plea by C N Vijayakrishnan, chairman of the Kozhikode-based MVR Cancer Centre and Research Institute, who argued that railway connectivity is needed in the Malabar region but has been ignored despite his representations. The Railways had filed an affidavit in July 2026 stating that the Railway Board had sanctioned a final location survey for the project, with LIDAR and traffic surveys underway. The bench expressed hope the DPR would be prepared by the next hearing and instructed the Railways to indicate its approval status.
The court made it clear that implementation of the Nilambur-Nanjangud line depends on approval by the competent authority. The next hearing is set for 14 October.
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The court's 14 October deadline compels the Railways to disclose the DPR's readiness and its status with the competent authority, a step that will determine whether the project moves beyond the survey stage. CARE's petition argues that Malabar's rail connectivity need is being neglected, and the Railways' own July 2026 affidavit confirmed the board had sanctioned the final location survey, making the DPR the next gate. If the Railways fail to submit the DPR or secure approval by the deadline, the court may issue further directions on the plea. The 14 October hearing will therefore clarify whether the Nilambur-Nanjangud line has cleared its internal bureaucratic hurdle.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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