Onmanorama Lite App
Geologists inspected the Kuthiran tunnel after a landslide, assessing hazards and collecting data.
Landslides highlight Kuthiran Tunnel's lack of an alternative route, sparking calls to restore the old highway for emergencies, though legal hurdles and forest department objections persist.
The Forest Department has launched a mission to recapture the elephant and return it to the forest.
Work on installing LED lights and exhaust fans have been completed.
The vehicles enter the tunnel with their headlights on during the day and night.
This would mean the traffic snarls in Kuthiran will continue to be a headache for commuters in the scorching summer.
Officials expect that the works, including the concreting, will be completed in four months.
The incident took place at 8:50pm on Thursday on tunnel No 1 towards the Thrissur direction.
Vehicles on the National Highway will be allowed to commute in either direction of the first tunnel to facilitate the construction of the second tunnel which is due to open next year.
The twin tunnels are along the Mannuthy-Wadakkanchery stretch on the NH 544 between Thrissur and Palakkad districts.
Results 1-10 of 20
