Restoration Work of Nanthoor-Surathkal Stretch on NH-66 Should Be Completed: Samithi Urges NHAI

Surathkal Tollgate Virodhi Horata Samithi has urged the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to take up works to complete the restoration of the battered Kochi-Panvel National Highway 66 between Nanthoor and Surathkal immediately after the rains subside.

The Nanthroor and Surathkal stretch of NH 66 has been a crucial link among Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, and Maharashtra. The pothole and crater-filled stretch has caused several accidents and claimed many lives in the last three months of the rainy season. Battered road stretch has also been affecting smooth vehicular movement thereby causing frequent traffic jams. Failure to undertake pre-monsoon road repair work and lack of regular maintenance for many years were the reasons for the decaying of highway stretch.

Therefore, the NHAI should undertake a complete restoration of the battered highway stretch immediately after the rainy season, the Samithi demanded.