Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel on Saturday said that the Bikarnakatte-Sanur road widening work is expected to be completed by 2024. He told reporters on Saturday, that he will hold review meetings to monitor works related to all National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) projects once in 15 days. “The ongoing widening of the national highway from Bikarnakatte in Mangaluru to Sanur in Karkala will be reviewed every 15 days, to expedite the work. Only 20% of the land acquisition process is pending due to the demand of landowners for higher compensation. The government may require nearly Rs 630 crore for the same. Meanwhile, work on the stretch is being expedited, and 22km of the stretch is nearing completion,” he said.
