Greenfield Highway DPR not submitted for appraisal, government says

The question asked for details regarding the construction status, land acquisition progress, connectivity, and administrative tasks for the 121 km Palakkad-Kozhikode Greenfield Highway. It was directed to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

Asked by Shri V K Sreekandan; Answered by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari).

• The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the 121 km, 4-lane Access Controlled highway (NH 966) is under review for fresh traffic and engineering due diligence.
• Design revisions are underway, proposing viaducts instead of Reinforced Soil (RS) Walls over 10m high, citing recent issues on NH-66 in Kerala.
• Total land requirement is 652 Ha with an estimated acquisition cost of Rs. 6816 crore.
• Land acquisition status: 84% under Section 3A and 3D, 83% under Section 3G, and 77% under Section 3H of the National Highway Act, 1956.
• Rs. 4319 crore has been disbursed towards the land acquisition cost.
• The highway is planned to originate near Marutharoad on NH-544 and terminate at Pantheerankavu on NH-66.
• The alignment intersects 5 State Highways (SH-70, SH-39, SH-73, SH-28, SH-65) and 15 major district roads.
• The project has not yet been submitted for appraisal to the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.

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