A progress review meeting on the land acquisition and development of National Highway 169A—from Karavali Junction to Malpe—was held on Monday at the District Collectorate, chaired by MP Kota Srinivas Poojary.

Out of a total of 229 land acquisition cases, 19 plots are already under the government’s name and pose no issues. Proposals have been submitted for 132 of the remaining 208 cases. Among these, compensation totaling ₹15.55 crore has been disbursed to landowners in 98 cases. In 39 divisions, three cases involve joint ownership, while 27 are pending bank account verification, according to the land acquisition officer.

Family disputes have delayed settlement in nine cases, and the court has been directed to deposit the compensation in escrow. Survey work for 40 cases in Moodanidamboor and 50 cases in Kodavoor has been instructed to be completed, with 3D proposals to be submitted by July 5, as directed to the Taluk ADLR.

MLA Yashpal Suvarna raised concerns about the deteriorating road condition near Parkala and urged immediate repair.

Land Acquisition Officer Rashmi confirmed that there are no major hindrances to progressing with the highway construction between Malpe and Karavali Junction.

The meeting was also attended by DDLR Ravindra, ADLR Tippuraya K. Thoravi, Tahsildar Guruprasad, Assistant Executive Engineer Manjunath Nayak, municipal standing committee chairperson Sundar J. Kalmadi, and BJP leader Manju Kol.