Wayanad, June 27 -- Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday announced that the long-pending Bairakuppa Bridge linking Kerala and Karnataka is expected to become a reality soon, with both state governments working in coordination to expedite the project.
Chairing the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting at the Collectorate Mini Conference Hall here, the Wayanad MP said the project would be taken up under the Central Road Infrastructure Fund (CRIF).
She said an alternative alignment through revenue land has been identified in Karnataka in place of the originally proposed forest route, significantly improving the prospects for early approval. Priyanka Gandhi added that she had written to the Karnatak...