Alappuzha (Keralam), Oct 18 PWD Minister P K Basheer on Sunday said the state Vigilance Department would conduct a probe into the construction of the Alappuzha-Changanassery road during the previous LDF government’s tenure.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Makkekadavu-Nere Kadavu bridge here, Basheer said the LDF government spent Rs 647 crore on the 25-km-long Alappuzha-Changanassery road.
“A fund of Rs 647 crore for a 25-km-long road? You all should think how that road was constructed with such a big amount,” he said.
Basheer said Ambalappuzha MLA G Sudhakaran had submitted a complaint regarding the road.
“I want to tell you all that there will be an investigation into it by the state Vigilance Department,” he added.
The road was inaugurated by then Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in March this year, shortly before the Assembly election.
The stretch is Keralam’s first semi-elevated highway, reconstructed to ensure uninterrupted vehicle movement during heavy flooding in the Kuttanad region of Alappuzha district.
However, following floods in August this year, a major stretch of the road remained inundated, affecting vehicle movement.
(PTI News)
