Members of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) led by its chairperson K.C. Venugopal, MP, conducted an inspection on the National Highway (NH) 66 stretch between Aroor and Thuravoor on Friday, where the construction of an elevated highway is in progress.
Due to the ongoing NH widening works and the road’s poor condition, the Aroor-Thuravoor stretch is witnessing regular traffic congestion, with accidents occurring daily. The PAC MPs visited the areas south of the Aroor Church junction and reviewed the situation.
Service roads
Mr. Venugopal said the major reason for the traffic congestion was the start of NH development without ensuring that the service and approach roads were motorable. “Service roads should have been refurbished before starting the elevated highway construction, but that didn’t happen, leading to traffic snarl-ups,” Mr. Venugopal said. He added that officials of the National Highways Authority of India had promised that the service roads would be made motorable soon based on a report to be submitted by the Public Works department.
MPs Jagdambika Pal, Amar Singh, Balashowry Vallabbhaneni, and C.M. Ramesh Shaktisinh Gohil and others participated in the visit.
Published - October 18, 2024 07:41 pm IST
