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Land acquisition for Kochi Outer Ring Road gains pace
The land acquisition process for the 50-km, eight-lane Aroor-Angamaly NH 544 Bypass (Kochi Outer Ring Road) has accelerated with the publication of the Section 3(a) notification under the National Highways Act, 1956.…
The Story in Brief
The land acquisition process for the 50-km, eight-lane Aroor-Angamaly NH 544 Bypass (Kochi Outer Ring Road) has accelerated with the publication of the Section 3(a) notification under the National Highways Act, 1956. This will be followed by re-issuing of the 3(A) notification, as an earlier one issued in 2024 for a 44-km, six-lane corridor had expired without follow-up action.
The width of the original six-lane corridor was set at 45 metres, but has been revised to 70 metres after the Centre decided to build an eight-lane highway starting near Aroor on the Alappuzha border. Land will now be acquired from two additional villages, Kumbalam and Aroor, to accommodate the 6-km extension.
The Indian Opinion
A ring road is a sound idea for Kochi's choked traffic, but the repeated expiry of notifications points to a familiar story: grand planning followed by slow execution. The eight-lane ambition is welcome, but the sheer width, 70 metres, means more displacement and cost. Will the state machinery now move with speed, or will this join the list of Kerala's half-finished infrastructure projects? The test lies in whether compensation is paid and construction begins within this term.
Source: thehindu.com
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