DPR for NH-744 Kadambattukonam-Edamon stretch submitted to NHAI

The project plan for this segment includes the construction of four tunnels that include three large tunnels and one small tunnel.  (Representational image) | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO

The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the ₹27,000 crore infrastructure initiative to develop the National Highway (NH) 744 Greenfield Highway encompassing the Kadambattukonam–Edamon stretch is currently under the consideration of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), N.K. Premachandran, MP, has said after a high-level discussions in New Delhi with NHAI Chairman Santosh Kumar Yadav.

The total length of the NH 744 connecting Kadambattukonam to Madurai spans 201 km. Construction on the 71-km Madurai–Rajapalayam section has already been completed. The remaining stretches yet to be finished include the Rajapalayam–Tenkasi section (68 km), the Tenkasi–Edamon section (23 km), and the Edamon–Kadambattukonam section (39 km). The DPR has been finalized and submitted specifically for the execution of these remaining phases.