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Anakkampoyil-Kalladi-Meppadi Twin-Tube Road Tunnel Project

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The Rs 2,043.74 crore Anakkampoyil-Kalladi-Meppadi Twin-Tube Road Tunnel Project aims to construct an 8.11-km twin road tunnel connecting Anakkampoyil in Kozhikode district with Meppadi in Wayanad, providing an alternative to the existing Thamarassery Ghat Road. The project is funded by the Kerala government through the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB), implemented by Konkan Rai

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Mass Transit, Government, Tunnel, Rail
Location
Wayanad, Kerala, India
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
ThePrint

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The project “Anakkampoyil-Kalladi-Meppadi Twin-Tube Road Tunnel Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Mass Transit sector, located in Wayanad, Kerala, India. Taiyo aggregates data on it from ThePrint.

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2026-07-22

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The Rs 2,043.74 crore Anakkampoyil-Kalladi-Meppadi Twin-Tube Road Tunnel Project aims to construct an 8.11-km twin road tunnel connecting Anakkampoyil in Kozhikode district with Meppadi in Wayanad, providing an alternative to the existing Thamarassery Ghat Road. The project is funded by the Kerala government through the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB), implemented by Konkan Railway, with the tunnel construction contract awarded to Bhopal-based Dilip Buildcon Limited (DBL). The project received environmental clearance in March 2025 and February 2026 from SEAC and MoEFCC respectively. Construction started with heavy excavation in March 2026 but was temporarily stopped after a landslide incident in July 2026.

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India

State

Kerala

City

Wayanad

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Mass Transit, Government, Tunnel, Rail

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2026-07-11

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