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Anakkompoyil-Meppadi Tunnel Project

Sector: Mass Transit • Location: Wayanad, Kerala, India

Source: Newswav

Project
Under Construction

The Anakkompoyil-Meppadi project is part of the Kozhikode-Wayanad twin tunnel project aimed at improving year-round connectivity between Kozhikode, Malappuram, and Wayanad districts. It involves the construction of an 8km twin tunnel as part of an 8.7km four-lane corridor cutting through the Western Ghats. The project was inaugurated in 2025 and is expected to be completed within four years. It re

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

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The project “Anakkompoyil-Meppadi Tunnel Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Mass Transit sector, located in Wayanad, Kerala, India. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Newswav.

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2026-07-22

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The Anakkompoyil-Meppadi project is part of the Kozhikode-Wayanad twin tunnel project aimed at improving year-round connectivity between Kozhikode, Malappuram, and Wayanad districts. It involves the construction of an 8km twin tunnel as part of an 8.7km four-lane corridor cutting through the Western Ghats. The project was inaugurated in 2025 and is expected to be completed within four years. It received conditional environmental clearance after studies on the region's geology, drainage, and landslide risks.

Original sector

Transportation

Location

Country

India

State

Kerala

City

Wayanad

Source

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Newswav

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Sector

Mass Transit, Tunnel, Bridge, Rail

Article published date

2026-07-10

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