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Kerala High Court Directs Railways to Prepare Nilambur-Nanjangud DPR by October 14
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News18•09-10-2026, 09:00
Kerala High Court Directs Railways to Prepare Nilambur-Nanjangud DPR by October 14
- •The Kerala High Court has instructed the Railways to finalize the detailed project report for the Nilambur-Nanjangud railway line by October 14.
- •The court also asked the Railways to submit an affidavit confirming whether the DPR has been sent to the competent authority for approval.
- •The directive was issued during hearings on a petition filed by the chairman of the CARE Foundation, highlighting the need for better rail connectivity in the Malabar region.
- •Southern Railways previously stated that a Final Location Survey and LIDAR survey were underway for the proposed project connecting Keralam and Karnataka.
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The Kerala High Court directed the Railways to prepare the detailed project report (DPR) for the proposed Nilambur-Nanjangud railway line by October 14 and state in an affidavit whether it has been submitted to the competent authority for approval.
The order was issued on a plea filed by C N Vijayakrishnan, the chairman of the Kozhikode-based CARE Foundation, which operates the MVR Cancer Centre and Research Institute.
The southern railways stated that a Final Location Survey (FLS) was sanctioned, under which LIDAR and traffic surveys were carried out while the detailed project report was being prepared.
