Landslip blocks traffic on NH 85 stretch
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Traffic on Kochi-Dhanushkodi National Highway (NH 85) was suspended for hours after a serious landslip at Munthal, close to Bodimettu, on Kerala-Tamil Nadu border blocked the street on Monday afternoon.
Huge blocks of rocks from the higher a part of the street fell on the street at round 1.30 p.m. following heavy rainfall, stated the sources. The traffic on the stretch was much less following the lockdown in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and thus the affect of the landslip was significantly diminished.
Munnar-Bodimettu stretch, the primary street connecting Kerala to Tamil Nadu, is used to hold items from Tamil Nadu. There are three roads connecting Kerala with Tamil Nadu from Idukki, the opposite two being one through Cumbom Mettu after which by way of Kumily. The slender stretch from Bodimettu with hairpin curves was constructed by chopping the heavy rocks on the unfastened soil.
Post the landslip, the employees had been seen blasting the rocks to revive traffic, in keeping with an official of the NHAI (National Highway Authority of India).
There are possibilities of extra landslips, in keeping with officers.
A significant landslip on the Lower Periyar stretch, close to Kumily, on the Kollam-Theni National freeway in 2018 had suspended the traffic for a month. The traffic was then diverted through Cumbom Mettu.
The NHAI official stated the landslip-hit stretch was below the NHAI Tamil Nadu area. “We have received information that the NHAI Tamil Nadu wing officials have begun efforts to clear the debris from the road and resume the traffic in the stretch,” he stated.
Gap street
The traffic on the Gap street stretch of the Kochi-Dhanushkodi NH was already suspended, because the street work was not accomplished following a serious landslip on June 17 and August 6 final yr.
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