The Pathetic Roads of Kerala - A Real Woe for Travelers

The roads of Kerala are notorious for its big poth holes since a long time and the poth holes have made a strong comeback this year after the arrival of monsoon rains. Kerala is such a beautiful travel destination and is one of the major tourist destination in India. A large number of travellers flow towards Kerala to view its natural green beauty. It is even hailed as 'God's Own Country', but the roads in Kerala has not yet done any justice to this title.

Every year a lot of money is spend on road maintenance and the roads are tarred every year. But as soon as the rain arrives these tarred roads gets torn apart and great poth holes develop which make the roads look really pathetic and a nightmare for travelers. A lot of major accidents occur every month due to the bad state of the roads in Kerala.

The National Highways are also not spared from the pothhole mania. The NH 47 covering the areas of Ernakulam district are in a real pathetic condition and traveling through these roads really makes one doubtful whether the title "God's Own Country" really fits for Kerala. I enjoyed a smooth journey on the roads in Cochin till June, which is the arrival month for monsoon rains. But since the rain has arrived, traveling on these roads have become a nightmare. The bad state of the roads make it the vehicles to take more time in reaching the destination and as a result I am finding it too difficult to reach my office in time.

When compared with other states, the roads in Kerala are the worst constructed one, with the corrupt politicians and contractors not spending the allotted amount for road maintenance properly. These guys mainly consider road maintenance as a means of filling their pocket and as a result end up in constructing roads with low quality and quantity materials. It is well clear that a big game is played between the politicians and the contractors, making the common man look like fools.

It seems that we need to wait till the month of October - November for the Kerala Government to start thinking of doing some maintenance word for these terrible roads in Kerala.