Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said development of national highways in Kerala has been affected owing to land acquisition problems.
Speaking at the inaugural function of a convention centre of UAE-based retail conglomerate Lulu Group, he said, "I want more roads in Kerala, especially to Kannur and Malappuram districts, but the acquisition of land is a huge problem."
Referring to the protests against survey being taken up for roads in Kannur and Malappuram districts, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources asked the state government to speed up the process of land acquisition for the highway projects,
Speaking to reporters after the review meet, state Minister for Public Works G Sudhakaran said,"It will take four months to complete the land acquisition in the districts. We hope the development work commences by November this year after completing the tender process."