As the Shavakottapalam (Powerhouse bridge) and Kommady bridge in Alappuzha town are all set to be inaugurated, CPI(M) leader and former Public Works Minister G. Sudhakaran has deplored the lack of acknowledgement for developmental works initiated by the previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, Mr. Sudhakaran noted that the construction of the bridges was commenced during the tenure of the previous government in which he held the Public Works portfolio. The Public Works department (PWD) had then sanctioned ₹50 crore for the project, he said.
Mr. Sudhakaran said the previous government had sanctioned funds for eight bridges, including Powerhouse and Kommady, in the Alappuzha and Ambalappuzha Assembly constituencies. Another 70 bridges had been designed across the district during the period. Likewise, construction of 500 bridges commenced in the State, he said.
