To further augment road infrastructure in India, the Government of India (GOI) is coming up with more and more economic corridors.
Sharing a progress report of Kerala state, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said that the “National Highway (NH) works of 57 km with a total capital cost of Rs 909 crore completed since April 2021.”
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“NH works of 833 km length with a total cost of Rs 60,764 crore are currently under implementation,” the ministry informed.
The ministry also shared its plan for 2024-25.
“Additionally, projects of 1292 km length with a total capital cost of Rs 59,285 crore are planned for 2024-25,” it announced.
Informing about the progress of the Mumbai-Kanyakumari Corridor (which passes via Kerala), the ministry said that “out of 663 km in Kerala, 583 km awarded; 159 km completed so far.”
It is pertinent to mention here that in the Union Budget (2021-22), the GOI emphasized on improving infrastructure in the state.
About Mumbai-Kanyakumari Corridor (National Highway 66)
National Highway 66 is generally referred to as NH 66. It is a largely four-lane 1640 km long busy NH. Along the western coast of the country, it runs roughly north–south (parallel to the Western Ghats). The Mumbai-Kanyakumari Corridor connects Panvel (a city south of Mumbai) to Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari).
It passes via the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu (TN).