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Saturday, Jun 21, 2025
Protests had erupted after the highway stayed closed to commuters despite its construction being complete.
The workers, atop a 6-metre-high stage, were pouring in pumpable concrete to make the slab when the supporting pipes underneath gave away.
The incidents drew widespread condemnation after the photos and videos of the same were widely shared on social media platforms.
The Department has also sought a Crime Branch probe into the fraud.
Justice Devan Ramachadran asked if the authorities were waiting for a death to occur to act.
The proposed 623 km Coastal Highway starts from Pozhiyoor in Thiruvananthapuram district in the south to Thalapadi in Kasaragod district in the north. The highway will run parallel to the coast of the Arabian Sea.
Officials said a portion of the under-construction tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway collapsed soon after the work started.
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