Central government to sanction Rs 30 billion for two road projects in Kerala soon

The central government is likely to sanction funds worth Rs 30 billion for two road projects in Kerala soon. The first involves four-laning of the 39 km Thalapady-Chengala road stretch from km 17.2 to km 57.2 of National Highway (NH)-17 at an estimated cost of Rs 16.73 billion. The second project involves four-laning of the 37.26 km Chengala-Neleshwaram town road stretch from km 57.2 to km 104 of NH-17 at an estimated cost of Rs 14.12 billion. Both projects are being implemented under Phase III of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) on the hybrid annuity model (HAM).