<p>Urban Development and Housing Minister U T Khader on Saturday directed Public Works Department (PWD) and National Highways Authority of India officers to throw open Shiradi Ghat for vehicular movement between July 15 and 20.</p>.<p>He chaired a meeting at Mangaluru deputy commissioner's office to review the progress of national highways.</p>.<p>PWD Mangaluru Circle's executive engineer Subbaram Holla said that laying of the concrete had been done on the stretch.</p>.<p>"About two weeks are required for the curing work," he said.</p>.<p>Khader directed him to hold meetings with PWD staff and ensure that the vehicular movement began between July 15 and 20.</p>.<p>The Minister directed deputy commissioner Sasikant Senthil to initiate an inquiry against Navayuga Engineering Company Limited (NECL) for delaying commissioning of National Highway-66.</p>.<p>The NECL officers failed to provide the data sought by the minister and acknowledged that there was a delay in commissioning the project due to financial problems.</p>.<p>They sought time till March 2019 to complete the project.</p>.<p>The DC said that complaints of murders would be lodged against the NECL and NHAI authorities for any accident-related deaths on the road.</p>
<p>Urban Development and Housing Minister U T Khader on Saturday directed Public Works Department (PWD) and National Highways Authority of India officers to throw open Shiradi Ghat for vehicular movement between July 15 and 20.</p>.<p>He chaired a meeting at Mangaluru deputy commissioner's office to review the progress of national highways.</p>.<p>PWD Mangaluru Circle's executive engineer Subbaram Holla said that laying of the concrete had been done on the stretch.</p>.<p>"About two weeks are required for the curing work," he said.</p>.<p>Khader directed him to hold meetings with PWD staff and ensure that the vehicular movement began between July 15 and 20.</p>.<p>The Minister directed deputy commissioner Sasikant Senthil to initiate an inquiry against Navayuga Engineering Company Limited (NECL) for delaying commissioning of National Highway-66.</p>.<p>The NECL officers failed to provide the data sought by the minister and acknowledged that there was a delay in commissioning the project due to financial problems.</p>.<p>They sought time till March 2019 to complete the project.</p>.<p>The DC said that complaints of murders would be lodged against the NECL and NHAI authorities for any accident-related deaths on the road.</p>
