DPR for ₹21,000-crore NH 744 development submitted for final approval
The Detailed Project Report for the development of National Highway 744 has been submitted for final approval. This ₹21,000-crore project includes significant infrastructure improvements across three key reaches, primarily in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The project aims to enhance safety and minimize environmental impact through advanced engineering designs and structures.
- ▪The project spans three key reaches, with two located in Kerala and one in Tamil Nadu.
- ▪The Senkottai-Edamon section is estimated to cost ₹10,033 crore and includes four major tunnels.
- ▪Engineers have planned 26 viaducts for the Edamon-Kadambattukonam stretch to address soil stability issues.
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The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the comprehensive development of the Kadambattukonam-Senkottai National Highway 744, with a massive estimated outlay of ₹21,000 crore, has been submitted to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for final approval following rigorous technical reviews, N.K. Premachandran, MP, has said after a high-level discussions in New Delhi.The ₹21,000-crore mega infrastructure project spans three key reaches, two of which run through Kerala. These include the second reach connecting Senkottai to Edamon and the third reach stretching from Edamon to Kadambattukonam, while the first reach from Rajapalayam to Senkottai is located in Tamil Nadu.
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