After an interval, Mulavukad island is on the boil yet again over the familiar issue of potholed road.
Mulavukad panchayat members led by president V.S. Akbar on Monday launched a 24-hour siege of the Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA) office demanding immediate maintenance of the 2.50-km-long potholed stretch, which was built last September at an estimated cost of ₹2.23 crore, only to crumble in a matter of months.
The stretch constitutes the second reach of the 6.50-km-long road winding through the island, and was built by Kitco after being entrusted with the work by GIDA following a 247-day-long protest demanding its construction. The first reach was built more than a decade ago, and technical sanction has been received for the remaining third reach of about 1.50 km.
