Title: Need for construction of a Coastal Express Highway from Kanyakumari to Mumbai via Trivandrum, Cochin, Calicut, Mangalore and Goa.
SHRI P.C. THOMAS (MUVATTUPUZHA): There should be a Coastal Express Highway from Kanyakumari to Mumbai via Trivandrum, Cochin, Calicut, Mangalore and Goa. This will connect important ports and major cities. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Surface Transport has also made this recommendation. This will be a major development for India. The Golden Quadrilateral should have included this scheme. However, this highway should be treated at par with golden quadrilateral and should be taken up without delay. I request the Government to take immediate positive action in this regard.
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