Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu urged Union Minister for Road Transport and National Highways Nitin Gadkari to declare 39.20 km Ranital-Kotla and 41.50 km Ghumarwin-Jahu-Sarkaghat roads as National Highways.
The government has taken this matter seriously and has directed the district administration to provide immediate compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the deceased, Karnataka Minister Krishna Byre Gowda informed the assembly on Tuesday.
Following the disruption of traffic on NH 75 in Karnataka due to parts of the road being washed away by mudslides following heavy rains, Deputy Divisional Officer Sakleshpura Shruti, informed that nodal officers have been appointed to oversee the areas prone to landslides.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to post a July 22 plea by the Haryana government challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court's recent interim order directing the opening of the Shambhu border on an experimental basis within a week so that the general public is not inconvenienced.
As many as six people were killed and five others injured after a car collided with a truck on the national highway in the Bakhtiyarpur police station area of Patna in Bihar on Tuesday morning, officials said.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma is expected to travel to New Delhi to attend a review meeting of the National Highway Projects of Rajasthan State on Monday. As per his proposed programme schedule for today, Sharma is expected to depart for New Delhi from Jaipur Airport at 8:30 am.
The vehicle movement on the National Highway has been stopped for an indefinite period as restoration work is underway following the landslide triggered by incessant rain.
The water level in Madhuban Dam increased due to heavy rains in Valsad on Saturday, the Disaster Management Authority said. IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the district on Sunday.
The accident occurred at Sikroda crossing on Gwalior-Jhansi National Highway 44 under Bilaua police station limits in the district on Friday afternoon.
Due to heavy floods on NH 24, the speed of traffic on the Lucknow-Delhi National Highway has slowed down considerably today. The traffic from SItapur and Katra has been diverted.