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Project would have been beneficial to people of Malabar, says action panel
The Nilgiri-Wayanad NH and Railway Action Committee has demanded a comprehensive probe by a Central agency into the “sabotage” of the proposed Nilambur-Nanjangud rail line in the wake of the revelation made by E. Sreedharan, Principal Adviser to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), that the State government decided to favour the infeasible Thalassery-Mysuru rail project.
Committee convener T.M. Rasheed said the disclosure by Mr. Sreedharan pointed to the fact that a conspiracy had been hatched to sabotage the railway project that would have been beneficial to the people of Malabar. The railway budget in 2016 had proposed an allocation of ₹3,000 crore. But the move to divert the allocation for the proposed Thalassery-Mysuru project led to the sabotage of the Nilambur-Nanjangud rail line, he alleged.
The existing Thamarassery Ghat road section between Kozhikode and Wayanad. | S Dhruvaraj / Mongabay India
Resembling a camel’s hump, Vavul Mala, at 7,677 feet, is the highest point in Kerala’s northern Kozhikode district. It is also one of the most ecologically sensitive portions of Western Ghats. A little further, in the adjacent district of Wayanad, is Chembra Peak, one of the prime eco-tourism spots with a lake at the top. These two locations are among the several sensitive locations that may get impacted by a proposed 6.8 km long subterranean road tunnel.
The road tunnel, reported to be India’s third longest tunnel when built, is considered a dream project of Kerala’s Left Democratic Front government. It involves digging a highly sensitive portion of Western Ghats and the primary works for this have already started with the state empowering Konkan Railway Corporation Limited to conduct surveying.
Updated Dec 23, 2020 | 08:25 IST
The Anji Khad Bridge has a single pylon, standing at a height of 331 metres above the river bed. The total length of the Anji Khad Bridge is 473.25 metres. Anji Khad bridge construction picture
New Delhi: Indian Railways is constructing its first cable stayed rail bridge- Anji Khad on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) section of Northern Railways in Jammu & Kashmir. It is being constructed by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited, a Government of India undertaking, at an height of 331 metres above the river bed. This bridge will connect Katra and Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir. The magnificent Anji Khad Bridge is a milestone project of the IR and is known as an engineering marvel due to the difficulties involved in the construction process and the technology used in it.
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