A picture of the proposed Anakkampoyil-Kalladi-Mepads of the Tunnel Road, whose works are to be launched on Sunday by the main Minister Pinaayi Vijayan.
The tunnel Anakkampoyil-Kalladi-Mepadi, whose construction is started by the main Minister Pinaraya Vijayan on Sunday (August 31), is an eager project that not only announces with economic and social and social landscape landscape Malabar.
The Thamarassery Ghat’s journey with hairpins and frequent traffic mud was a rescue rope for this area. Mudslide, who has not seen the Ghat road over the last two days, served as a sharp reminder of the need for an alternative, other than the Kuttiada Ghat roads that connects the districts of Kozhikode and Wayanad.
The road 8.37 km includes twins between Marippuzha in Kozhikode and Meenakshippalam in Wayanad. Funded by the Keral Infrastructure Investment Fund, with KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LTD as a special purpose vehicle, the road is designed by Dilip Buildcon LTD for 2 134 Crore.
It is reportedly the longest twins and the third longest tunnel road in India. It reduces the distance by 22 km and shortens the travel time by 1.5 hours compared to the Thamarassery Ghat.
A picture of the proposed Anakkampoyil-Kalladi-Mepads of the Tunnel Road, whose works are to be launched on Sunday by the main Minister Pinaayi Vijayan.
The new project will ensure that critical medical assistance is easier to reach Wayanad. Also, traveling to Calicut International Airport will also be drastically reduced. The journey will eventually become the simplest corridor of Karnataka.
“This road will be a large support of the industry and tourism sectors for the industry and tourism in the region. Although it will lead to more investment and industry in the flat region, it will also provide employment, directly and indirectly, thousands of people,” says Linto Joseph, Thiruvambady Mla.
Improved logistics network will expand the export of key agricultural products such as spices, fruits and vegetables from Wayanad. This will also help local farmers access larger markets, which can lead to higher income.
A picture of the proposed Anakkampoyil-Kalladi-Mepads of the Tunnel Road, whose works are to be launched on Sunday by the main Minister Pinaayi Vijayan.
Likewise, the project will lead to the development of infrastructure around it. “We will have new bridges that can join the tunnel road in both districts. The way from Thiruvambada to Anakkampoyil will be developed as a four -lane road at the price of 108 Crore at the time the Tunnel Road project is completed,” says Mr. Linto.
By the way, the tunnel project has faced the roadblocks since it was conceptualized eight years ago. The main environmental problem was the required 5,771 hectares of forest land.
However, ecological concerns were laid to relax after a favorable environmental impact study followed by the initial nod of the Ministry of the Environment, Forest and Climate Change in April 2023.
The final approval of the Ministry in June 2025 was a critical step, which allowed the state government to continue the project. Now the construction situation will also have to fulfill the environment as the project goes through the environmentally sensitive Western Ghats.
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Published – 29 August 2025 17:26
