Capt. Chowta urges NHAI to immediately construct missing service road link at Bannadka on NH 169
Dakshina Kannada MP Captain Brijesh Chowta has called on the NHAI to construct a missing service road link at Bannadka on NH 169. This request follows concerns from constituents about accidents and fatalities attributed to the incomplete road work. Chowta emphasized the need for immediate action to enhance public safety and prevent further incidents.
- ▪Captain Brijesh Chowta urged the NHAI to build a 700 m service road link at Bannadka.
- ▪Residents have reported frequent accidents due to the missing service road, forcing drivers to navigate dangerously.
- ▪The NHAI has completed sections of the service road but left an intermediate stretch untouched.
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Dakshina Kannada MP Captain Brijesh Chowta has urged the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to immediately construct missing service road link of about 700 m at Bannadka between Moodbidri and Karkala on Mangaluru-Solapur National Highway 169.The MP was under attack from his constituents for his alleged silence over repeated accidents and loss of life due to ‘unscientific’ execution of the four-lane work by the NHAI at several stretches, including Bannadka. In a letter to Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday (May 16, 2026), the MP said the NHAI was executing the 45 km Bikarnakatte (Mangaluru)-Sanoor (Karkala) four-lane project. Bannadka, Capt.
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