
Authorities expedite Angamaly-Kundannoor bypass land survey
Currently, there are 14 survey officers and there was a demand to increase the number of surveyors as initial land acquisition procedures were delaying indefinitely. It is learned that revenue authorities are planning to increase the number from 14 to 40. Services of additional draftsmen will also be provided for the survey team.
A recent review meeting led by district collector NSK Umesh decided to hold a meeting every Monday to evaluate progress of the survey.
It was in Aug 2023 that ministry of road transport and highways issued a 3A notification for land acquisition for the bypass project. However, preliminary stage of acquisition is yet to be completed and landowners have launched protests against the delay.
The road project was delayed indefinitely due to uncertainty over govt decision on royalty and GST. Central govt, which agreed to bear the entire cost of construction and land acquisition for the bypass project, demanded state govt to waive its share of GST and royalty on construction materials.
State govt will have to forego Rs 424 crore due to exemption of GST and royalty. As per estimate submitted by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), GST share of state is Rs 254.4 crore and royalty on materials is Rs 169.6 crore.
A total of 280 hectares from 17 villages in the district would be acquired for the road project. Alignment of the 44.7-km-long greenfield bypass road was approved by NHAI in Jan 2023. The road will begin from Karayamparambu on northern side of Angamaly town and will end at Kundannoor Junction on NH 66, which is going to be developed into a six-lane highway.

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