PWD entrusted with supervision of Kozhikode-Wayanad tunnel road project in Keralam

Kozhikode The Keralam government has officially tasked senior Public Works Department (PWD) officers with overseeing the construction of the strategic Anakkampoyil-Kalladi-Meppadi tunnel road, which links Kozhikode and Wayanad districts. Under the new directive, the Superintending Engineer of PWD (Roads), Kozhikode North Circle, alongside the Executive Engineers of PWD (Roads) for Kozhikode and Wayanad, will directly monitor all construction activities.

The decision to delegate direct supervisory duties comes in response to earlier concerns regarding the absence of a dedicated monitoring agency. The newly assigned officials will coordinate construction activities and ensure strict compliance with standard safety protocols as well as the environmental stipulations mandated by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Construction work at all tunnel portals has been temporarily suspended by the government following the debris slip at Kalladi in July 2026.