Summary:
As per the draft SIA report, around 570 land owners and 56 commercial establishments will be affected by land acquisition. One such project, widening of Pettah-Venpalavattom- Oruvathilkotta stretch is in the process of land acquisition. Sources said that a section of people have opposed to the land acquisition and demanded equi-distance widening. The SIA report will include all the concerns raised by the local people on the widening. With more institutions coming up and NH getting widened, the stretch is witnessing huge traffic for the past several years..