Highway to Progress: The New Kottayam–Kochi Connection

The Kerala state government is preparing to submit its recommendation to the Centre for the Kottayam–Kumarakom–Kochi corridor. Kottayam MP K. Francis George received confirmation from CM V. D. Satheesan and PWD Minister P. K. Basheer that the proposal will be forwarded shortly.

Connecting NH-183 and NH-66 via Vechur, Vaikom, and the Angamaly–Kundannoor bypass, the project will replace a heavily congested 60-km route that sees ~90,000 PCUs daily (well above its 10,000-PCU design limit). Once completed, the corridor will transform transit for Kottayam, Idukki, and Pathanamthitta while significantly boosting tourism and trade connections to Nedumbassery airport.

News by Rahul Yelligetti.