Amid criticism over the delay in several smart road works taken up under the Smart City project in the capital, General Education Minister V. Sivankutty and Transport Minister Antony Raju on Tuesday held a review meeting with officials of the city Corporation, Smart City Thiruvananthapuram Limited and the Kerala Road Fund Board (KRFB) in which fresh deadlines were issued for the completion of the works.
Though Smart City Limited was earlier given a deadline to complete 14 of the road works by May 31, only seven roads have become motorable as of now. Three of the works, including the Kothalam Road, General Hospital-Vanchiyoor Road and the Sreemoolam Road, will be completed only by August due to ongoing sewerage works. The ongoing works on the rest of the roads will be completed by July. The work on the Manaveeyam Veedhi is expected to take atleast three more months. The ongoing pipeline works of the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) have also caused delays in some stretches.
