Thrissur (Kerala), Dec 6 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday clarified that the state Public Works Department has no role in the construction of national highways, saying the responsibility lies solely with the NHAI.

The CM was responding to questions about the collapse of an under-construction flyover on the NH-66 stretch in Kollam district on Friday, which left several vehicles, including a school bus on the service road, trapped.

The retaining wall of the flyover caved in, damaging the service road below at the Kadampattukonam–Kollam section of the national highway in Kottiyam.

A few vehicles, including a school bus, were caught on the damaged stretch a short distance from the collapsed wall.

Asked about the incident, Vijayan said the question seemed intended to

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