A family passing through the high court road in Kochi Photo by: Jipson Sikhera
Kochi: The high court has directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to examine the systemic road deficiencies on the Paliyekkara stretch of NH 544 highlighted in a report submitted by the interim traffic management committee (ITMC), Thrissur, constituted by the court. It was also submitted that the flyover on this stretch would be completed by Dec 2026 or, at the latest, by Jan 2027. The court accordingly directed the NHAI to file an affidavit by Dec 16 detailing the progress made and addressing the systemic road deficiencies identified by the ITMC.
However, the additional solicitor general of India submitted that a substantial part of the deficiencies pointed out in the report fell outside the scope of the project.
The ITMC, in compliance with an earlier directive of the court, submitted a report highlighting various issues on the Paliyekkara stretch in Thrissur.