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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Proposed greenfield highway in Kerala, India}}<br />
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'''Palakkad–Kozhikode Greenfield Highway''' is a 121-kilometre-long planned [[Controlled-access highway|greenfield access-controlled highway]] in [[Kerala]], India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ഡെസ്ക് |first=വെബ് |date=2023-06-02 |title=കോഴിക്കോട്-പാലക്കാട് ഗ്രീൻഫീൽഡ് ദേശീയപാത: ആഗസ്റ്റ് 30നകം ഭൂമി ഒഴിയേണ്ടി വരും {{!}} Madhyamam |url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/kozhikode-palakkad-greenfield-national-highway-the-land-will-have-to-be-vacated-on-august-30-1166615 |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=www.madhyamam.com |language=ml}}</ref> The highway, which is proposed under the [[Bharatmala|Bharatmala project]], is expected to reduce the travel time between [[Palakkad]] and [[Kozhikode]] to two hours and decongest traffic on the existing [[National Highway 966 (India)|NH 966]]. It also interconnects the national highways [[National Highway 544 (India)|544]] and [[National Highway 66 (India)|66]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-22 |title=Meet on Kozhikode-Malappuram-Palakkad greenfield highway on Friday |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/meet-on-kozhikode-malappuram-palakkad-greenfield-highway-on-friday/article66293110.ece |access-date=2023-06-27 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Overview==<br />
During peak traffic, it takes approximately four hours to travel from [[Kozhikode]] to [[Palakkad]] through the present [[National Highway 966 (India)|NH 966]] route. However, the proposed 121-kilometer-long highway, which connects national highways 544 and 66, is intended to reduce travel time to two hours. The congestion on NH 966 is also expected to be reduced. The highway would be constructed on four or six-lane, and starts from [[Marutharode]] village in [[Palakkad district|Palakkad]] in the [[National Highway 544 (India)|NH 544]] to [[Pantheeramkavu]] in [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]] in the [[National Highway 66 (India)|NH 66]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=കോഴിക്കോട്ടേക്ക് 2 മണിക്കൂർ, മുടക്ക് 8018 കോടി; ഗ്രീൻഫീൽഡ് ഹൈവേയുടെ നേട്ടങ്ങളേറെ, ആശങ്കകളും |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/district-news/palakkad/2022/08/09/palakkad-greenfield-highway.html |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=www.manoramaonline.com}}</ref> <br />
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In 2018, the [[Government of India|Central Government]] first designed the alignment of the project. It is expected to cost ₹8,000 crore. Of this, Rs 4,000 crore is for construction and the remaining 4000 crores is for acquiring 547 hectares of land with a width of 45 meters including the service road.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ലേഖകൻ |first=മാധ്യമം |title=കോഴിക്കോട്-പാലക്കാട് ഗ്രീന്ഫീല്ഡ് ദേശീയപാത: സ്ഥലമേറ്റെടുക്കൽ വിജ്ഞാപനമായി |url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/kozhikode-palakkad-greenfield-national-highway-land-acquisition-notification-1018397 |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Madhyamam |date=3 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The project will have a little impact on forests and human settlements, according to a pre-feasibility report for environmental impact assessment. There is no tunnel or forest along the alignment. The highway will accommodate traffic between Kozhikode and the [[Calicut International Airport|Calicut airport]] in [[Kondotty]], [[Malappuram district|Malappuram]] and is expected to enable high-speed access to the ports of Kozhikode and [[Chennai Port|Chennai]]. It is also expected to increase connectivity to the 39 villages along the alignment and to tourist sites such as [[Wayanad district|Wayanad]], [[Mysore|Mysuru]], [[Silent Valley National Park|Silent Valley]], [[Nilambur]] and [[Ooty]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-02 |title=ഗ്രീൻ ഫീൽഡ് ഹൈവേ: പ്രതീക്ഷയുടെപച്ചപ്പ് |url=https://newspaper.mathrubhumi.com/amp/malappuram/news/malappuram-1.8184027 |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Newspaper}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Thiruvananthapuram–Angamaly Greenfield Highway]]<br />
* [[National Highway 966 (India)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Proposed roads in India]]<br />
[[Category:Proposed infrastructure in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Roads in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Roads in Kozhikode district]]<br />
[[Category:Roads in Palakkad district]]</div>EloyNoble34