A DEARTH of red soil has halted midway the construction activities of the ₹1,618-crore project to widen the 26-km long Edappally-Moothakunnam NH 66 stretch into a six-lane highway, resulting in heavy traffic congestion during peak hours at key stretches.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has completed 50% of the project, the implementation of which was started in October 2022. However, the shortage of red soil, for filling works, has hit the project, which earlier suffered an initial delay due to land acquisition issues.
What led to the crisis now is the High Court issuing an interim order stopping the quarrying activities while hearing multiple petitions charging that the agency failed to obtain necessary environmental clearance.
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