The Kerala government has secured approval from the Indian Railways for the construction of new railway overbridges at Aythukondankani on the Amaravila-Karakonam road and at Kannankuzhi on the Amaravila-Ottashekharamagalam road in the Parassala constituency. Additionally, the existing overbridge at Parassala will be renovated, replacing the earlier proposed subway. This decision comes...
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after persistent efforts by MLA C.K. Hareendran and MP Sivadasan, who met with the Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board, Satish Kumar, and advocated for the overbridges. The government had earlier submitted a proposal for an overbridge as part of the KIFBI-funded road renovation project but was denied due to ongoing track doubling works on the Nagarcoil-Thiruvananthapuram line. The final decision to approve the overbridges and the renovation of the existing one at Parassala came after the MLA and MP met with the Chairman and highlighted the necessity of the overbridges. The railway department initially favored a subway but later agreed to build the overbridges due to the area's low-lying terrain.