{
  "id": 10002357,
  "title": "A decade in the making, bridge linking Kottayam, Alappuzha set to open soon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/a-decade-in-the-making-bridge-linking-kottayam-alappuzha-set-to-open",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T14:40:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/a-decade-in-the-making-bridge-linking-kottayam-alappuzha-set-to-open-soon/article71512583.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 800-metre-long Nerekadavu-Makkekadavu bridge across Vembanad Lake connects Udayanapuram grama panchayat in Kottayam with Thaikkattussery panchayat in Alappuzha. Construction of the bridge has been completed while work is under way on the approach roads on either side and the retaining walls",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}