Amid the financial constraints, the policy address delivered by Governor Arif Mohammed Khan here on Thursday accorded top priority to infrastructure projects.
Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) which funds major projects like the Kerala Fibre Optic Network, Petrochemical and Pharma Park – Kochi (LA), West Coast Canal, Coastal and Hill Highway, Wayanad Twin-tube Tunnel, Transgrid 2.0, Life Science Park (Phase II-LA) - Thiruvananthapuram, Hi Tech School Programme, IURWTS Cochin etc, has approved a total of 1,073 projects with an outlay of ₹ 82,383 crores so far.
In the infrastructure domain, significant progress has been made in developing National Highway 66. Ongoing projects, such as the hill highway, coastal highway, Kerala without level crossings, and junction development, promise to reshape the State’s landscape.
