Summary:
They will be diverted through the Kuttiyadi Ghat Road until the completion of the repair work. Earlier, hurdles on the route following the monsoon downpour had been reviewed at a district-level meeting chaired by Transport Minister A.K. Though there were plans to carry out widening work covering 7 km on the narrow road, it was dropped midway, he added. With the increase in traffic on the alternative route, various local action committees and political parties have demanded that the Kuttiyadi-Pakrathalam Ghat Road be widened. He added that the widening work could be fast-tracked if the rain stayed away..