KALPETTA
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav has promised to appoint a special officer to study the feasibility of the proposed Poozhithodu-Padinharethara Road, an alternative to the Wayanad Ghat Road.
Residents led by O.J. Johnson, vice chairman, Poozhithodu-Padinharathara Action Council, met the Minister and submitted a memorandum to him on Thursday seeking the immediate intervention of the Ministry for the resumption of construction work for the alternative road. Over 73% of work had been completed, Mr. Johnson said, adding that the rest of the work could be completed in a few weeks, and that it involved the construction of two bridges and eight culverts, he added.