Horse riding on Kerala roads.

Finding the deplorable road conditions, one of the Judges of Kerala High Court recently opined the road journey in Kerala is like riding on horse. As my experience in horse riding is little I could not fully enjoy what the honourable evaluator meant. Last day I had a journey by bike from Hotel Karthiyayani, Ottappunna, Cherthala to X-ray junction. The experience was terrific and my friend’s bike got punctured. Then only he elucidated me the meaning of Justice’s comment.


The NH-47 portion from Ottappunna to X-ray junction, due to heavy traffic, is in a pathetic condition and the Alappuzha Ministers who are determined to make the backwater tourism a spectacular event are not travelling though this road. Would they make arrangement for tourists from US or elsewhere to be airlifted to Punnamada from their homeland?

The PWD department knew the dismal condition of this road but sits unmoved. It’s shocking to note the ministers who are bound to correct these adamant bureaucrats are otherwise busy with redundant needs of the foreign tourists.

K A Solaman