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NHAI mandates land and forest clearances before tenders for highway projects. New rules affect major Kerala roads like Outer Ring Road, Bypass
At the grassroots, an all-party action committee led by Kumbla panchayat president U P Thahia Yoosuf is anchoring the protest.
In a communique issued after the Cabinet meeting, the government said NH development projects and new national highways are essential for Kerala's development.
Protests intensified in the area following the accident and the panchayat authorities have also been supportive of the protesters.
NH 766, also known as the Kozhikode-Kollegal National Highway, passes through the Bandipur Tiger Reserve and is a vital link connecting Kozhikode in Kerala to Mysuru and Bengaluru in Karnataka.
Shajeel has been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
All nine occupants of the minivan were killed, said Pankaj Deshmukh, superintendent of police, Pune Rural.
The panel took the case suo motu based on media reports.
The construction company has been extracting earth by demolishing hills for the widening works of the National Highway for the last few months.
As part of the National Highway development work, the power lines on the roadside poles were being shifted.
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