The Tollgate Horata Samithi, Surathkal, has decried the apathy of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in ensuring National Highway 66 between Surathkal and Nanthoor becomes pothole-free before the onset of monsoon.
“NHAI has written the foreword for the highway death series with the tragic death of Surathkal Janath Colony resident Ashraf on the night of June 9, at Panambur,” claimed Samithi convener Muneer Katipalla. “Riding a two-wheeler, Ashraf encountered a deep crater on NH 66 at Panambur and fell down. He was crushed by a tanker trailing that was behind his two-wheeler. Ashraf leaves behind his elderly mother, wife and children.”
Potholes on the busy Kochi-Panvel National Highway 66 on Baikampady-Kulur stretch leave motorists, particularly two-wheeler riders, vulnerable to accidents, in Mangaluru on June 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Communal deaths counted
It appears only communal murders are counted in the coastal region while deaths on the highway remain unaccounted for, Mr. Katipalla regretted.
