UDF councillors halt railway compound wall work citing obstruction to Kannur road development

The Mayor had demanded that the construction be resumed after leaving sufficient space to facilitate the road development works and to address the persistent waterlogging near the underbridge. She had also held discussions with the Railway officials. However, the construction, which was stopped following the Mayor’s intervention, resumed again on Wednesday without meeting any of the demands.

In response, the Congress Block Committee and the UDF councillors launched a protest at the site. Following an intervention by Kannur MP K. Sudhakaran, who contacted the officials over the phone, the authorities agreed to temporarily suspended the work until a decision is taken the next day. The protest was subsequently called off. The agitation was led by block Congress president Kayakkal Rahul, district secretary M.K. Mohanan and others.