The Rs.14-crore National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)-aided rural road renovation projects in the Irikkur Assembly constituency have been sanctioned.
This was announced by Rural Development Minister K.C. Joseph in a press release here. The Minister, who represents the constituency, said that the NABARD had approved the projects for renovating 36 rural roads.
He said the proposed works were among those aimed at development of hill areas. Various projects, including minor irrigation works, bunds, and road renovation works and other development projects, had been carried out over the past three years through the Hill Area Development Agency as special packages for ending the backwardness of hill areas.
The Ottathai-Perumanda road, Panamkutti-Anathavalam road, Pookkad-Chanthamangalam road, Chengalayi-Koyyam road, Arangupalam-Kulathinalkavala road, Thadippara-Mukkutti road, Vanchiyam-Areekkamala road, Thumpeni-Madambam regulator-cum-bridge school road, Thathampalli-Udayapuram road, Ilavunkalpadi-Angadithattu road, and Manikkadavu-Cherimanmavu road were granted Rs.40 lakh each. The Manippara-Ottappara-Kunnathur road was granted Rs. 75 lakh and the roads that were sanctioned Rs.50 lakh each included Morani-Parlongara road, Shanthipuram-Jayagiri road, Kaithalam-Pullamala-Mandalam road, Vellad-Pathanpara-Noolittamala road. The Peringamala-Chullamukk road, Petrol pump-Kulinja road, Kuttav-Parakkadavu road, Hippikkavala-Mallakkalam road, Vallyalam-Perikkode road, Manippara-Vengalot road were given Rs.30 lakh each.
36 rural roads to be renovated: K.C. Joseph
Works among those aimed at hill area growth
