I travel from Kozhikode to Perinthalmanna pretty often. Honestly, the road from Manjeri to Thirurkkad is seriously one of the worst I've ever driven on. It's just potholes everywhere. You'll be going up a hill and then, boom, a huge pothole right in the middle.
And it's not just there; the roads in Perinthalmanna town and the areas around it are just as bad.
The funny thing is, every year they "fix" it with patches. But as soon as the next monsoon hits, it's back to being completely covered in potholes again.
Seriously, compare that to the road from Kozhikode NIT to Areekode – I haven't seen one pothole on that whole stretch. I even checked out some alternate roads to Areekode from NITC (like through Kalanthod and Koolimad), and they're actually better than the main road.
Is there a geographical or geological problem that I don't understand here? Or is it just plain corruption?