SHRC directs NHAI to urgently resurface potholed Aroor-Edappally NH 66 bypass

The Kerala State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to urgently resurface the severely potholed portions of the Aroor-Vyttila-Palarivattom NH 66 Bypass, considering the acute traffic snarls caused by potholes along the corridor.

The direction by Alexander Thomas, Chairperson of the Commission, comes in the wake of potholes and damaged expansion joints of bridges causing accidents and serpentine traffic hold-ups on the busy stretch.

The order follows the Commission registering a suo motu case based on newspaper reports about the plight of the corridor, where potholes abound on the Vyttila railway overbridge (on the Ponnurunni side) and the Kumbalam-Aroor bridge. Likewise, the approach portions of the Panangad-Kumbalam bridge and the Netoor-Kundannur bridge, as well as the road near Madavana, are in a dilapidated condition, according to a communication.