Tenders: Gadkari updates Rajya Sabha on 3 greenfield NH projects

Kerala Govt has agreed to share 25% cost of land acquisition for 16 ongoing projects

Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has listed three greenfield national highways projects coming up in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on 26 July 2023.

These are:

4 laning of Palakkad to Kozhikode section of NH-966;

4 lane Greenfield Road from Kochi to KL/TN Border section of NH-85;

4-Lane Thiruvananthpuram – Kottarkarra – Kottayam – Angamali (MC Road) from Km. 0/00 to km 226/27.

Further, the state Government has also agreed to share 25% cost of land acquisition, amounting to Rs.4,440 crore for upcoming three Greenfield NH projects.

The Minister has also updated the house on a proposal received from Kerala Government to waive off the proposed 25% of State’s share of land acquisition for two projects of NHAI i.e. (i) Ernakullam Bypass (ii) Kollam-Shenkottai.

He said the Kerala Government has agreed to share 25% cost of land acquisition amounting to Rs.5,748 crore for 16 ongoing projects on NH-66, out of which Rs.5,581 crore has been deposited.

The state Government has agreed for sharing of 50% cost of land acquisition, 100% cost of service road and exemption of State GST & royalty for Thiruvananthapuram Outer Ring Road section of NH-866. The agreement has not been signed.

During the last 5 years, around 160 km of NH has been constructed by NHAI in the State of Kerala, he said.

Details of the 16 road projects (ongoing) on NH-66:

Thalapady to Chengala

Chengala to Neeleshwaram

Neleshwaram to Taliparamba

Taliparamba to Muzhappilangad

Azhiyur (Mahe) to Vengalam

Moorad Palolipalam Bridge

Ramanattukara to Valanchery

Valancherry to Kappirikkad

Kappirikkad to Thalikulam

Thalikulam to Kodungallur