NHAI Clears The Cofferdams Put up For Kulur New Bridge Construction: Click to Know Why

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has, commenced the work to construct a new six-lane bridge on Kochi-Panvel NH 66 across the Phalguni at Kulur, had commenced the work about three years ago. With the slow progress of the work, cofferdams were put up after the last monsoon to facilitate raising bridge piers.

Localites expressed concerns over the possibility of reverse flooding of areas between Kulur bridge and the Maravoor vented dam after which the NHAI has cleared most of the cofferdams amid fears by residents and social organisations about the possible flooding of areas upstream the Kulur bridge across the Phalguni (Gurupura) owing to cofferdams put up for the construction of a new bridge. They said the cofferdams would block the free flow of the river water that could be in spate owing to heavy rains during which time areas around Kulur, Kunjathabail etc., might face artificial flooding.