Clarification Regarding Road Surface Cave-in on Delhi–Dehradun Economic Corridor Following Heavy Rainfall
National Highways Authority of India (#NHAI) would like to inform that a road surface cave-in observed at Km 55+480 on the Delhi–Dehradun Economic Corridor on 1 July 2026 was the result of localized water stagnation following rainfall previous night, coupled with constraints in commissioning the permanent cross-drainage system at the location
During routine route patrolling in the early hours of 1 July 2026, the project team detected the affected stretch and immediately initiated restoration works. The damaged portion was repaired on priority, ensuring safe and uninterrupted movement of traffic
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Where is Accountability @NHAI_Official mere suspension ? They will take 50% subsistence allowance & after that will join duty just after 3-4 month after basic enquiry! Losses of people shall be recovered from them @OfficeOfNG@nitin_gadkari@PMOIndia ! Focus on quality
NHAI regrets the inconvenience caused to NH commuters due to the road surface cave-in at a location on the Delhi–Dehradun Economic Corridor following rainfall. The section has been restored and opened for regular traffic movement.
The incident occurred due to localized water stagnation, as the permanent cross-drainage system at the location could not be commissioned due to sustained resistance from local residents, who did not permit integration of the balancing culvert and instead used the culvert opening as a vehicular crossing. This prevented the intended drainage arrangement from becoming operational.
Following yesterday's incident, NHAI immediately undertook restoration works and has commenced construction of an interim parallel drain to ensure safe disposal of rainwater until the permanent drainage system can be commissioned. The affected location is under continuous monitoring to ensure safe and uninterrupted traffic movement.
Taking serious cognizance of the incident, Show Cause Notices have been issued to the concerned Project Director, Authority Engineer and EPC Contractor, while the Team Leader of the Authority Engineer and the Project Manager of the contractor have been suspended.
NHAI remains committed to taking all necessary measures to ensure resilient and reliable National Highway infrastructure.
Thirty monsters. One child. Don't let them disappear into statistics. Every face deserves to be known. Every name deserves to be remembered with shame. Let the world recognize them as the monsters they chose to become. How much pain, how much suffering, kisi ko daya nahi aayi?
Two Tomahawk missiles, reportedly fired from George Soros's Bedford residence in New York, in a bid to sabotage Shri Nitin Gadkari's infrastructure work, hit the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway this morning. Thankfully, no lives were lost.
1st fifty for captain Shreyas Iyer when India were 2 down early, he consistently rotated the strike. Hopefully, he gonna stay there till end & get us a victory here for us.
This inning will also give him confidence, which he always needed after coming back to T2OIs❤️🧿
@Ruchir2805@mudit_aggarwal@ramprasad_c Agreed ! But still fuel pump of my Slavia 2023 have been replaced last week ! And my car stopped at Delhi highway !
@mudit_aggarwal Same experience ! my car had stopped in Delhi ! Mechanic suggest that I should off my AC and not start the car till one hour ! After that I have reached Chandigarh with difficulty ! I took may car to Service centre they replaced the fuel pump of car (Škoda Slavia 1.0 ) auto