Highway Tunnel

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has strongly criticised those who draw up reports for building critical highways and tunnels across the country for not following proper procedures, which can lead to accidents and tunnel collapse.

A helicopter plucked six miners to safety from a Taiwan quarry Thursday as rescuers worked to free scores of people trapped in highway tunnels after the island's biggest earthquake in a quarter of a century.

At least five vehicles collided with each other in Katraj tunnel on Mumbai-Bengaluru highway on Friday afternoon, though no one was hurt in the incident, a Pune police official said.

The video has received a lot of comments criticising the driver for endangering his own life as well as those of other commuters.

The excavation work for the Mehar tunnel along the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been suspended due to the development of "pressure and bulges" on its sidewalls, officials said on Monday.

The 41 Indian construction workers trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel for 17 days will need long-term support after their rescue, including monitoring for post-traumatic stress disorder, officials said on Tuesday.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will undertake a safety audit of all 29 under-construction tunnels across the country to ensure safety and adherence to highest quality standards, an official statement said on Wednesday.

The government has undertaken a five-option action plan to rescue 41 workers trapped at Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarkashi, since November 12, Road, Transport and Highways Secretary Anurag Jain said on Sunday.

Rescue teams may reach the 41 workers stuck inside an Uttarakhand tunnel for over 170 hours in the next two days if the auger machine drilling into the debris block works properly, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said the construction of a 250-meter viaduct has been completed in Jammu and Kashmir, which will shorten the travel distance on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.

The road connecting Tunnel 3 and 5, in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, was damaged following a landslide due to which the National Highway was closed till further notice on Saturday.

The traffic movement was stopped since rocks kept falling from a small hillock intermittently.

There will be a four-fold rise in the footfall of tourists in Kashmir after the completion of the Delhi-Jammu-Srinagar highway, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said.

Union Minister for Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari today reviewed the ongoing work for the strategically important Zojila tunnel in Kashmir's Sonmarg that will provide all-weather connectivity to Ladakh.

Over 10,000 vehicles, including 8,820 fruit trucks, were released through Navyug and Jawahar Tunnels in the past 24 hours

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has strongly criticised those who draw up reports for building critical highways and tunnels across the country for not following proper procedures, which can lead to accidents and tunnel collapse.

A helicopter plucked six miners to safety from a Taiwan quarry Thursday as rescuers worked to free scores of people trapped in highway tunnels after the island's biggest earthquake in a quarter of a century.

At least five vehicles collided with each other in Katraj tunnel on Mumbai-Bengaluru highway on Friday afternoon, though no one was hurt in the incident, a Pune police official said.

The video has received a lot of comments criticising the driver for endangering his own life as well as those of other commuters.

The excavation work for the Mehar tunnel along the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been suspended due to the development of "pressure and bulges" on its sidewalls, officials said on Monday.

The 41 Indian construction workers trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel for 17 days will need long-term support after their rescue, including monitoring for post-traumatic stress disorder, officials said on Tuesday.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will undertake a safety audit of all 29 under-construction tunnels across the country to ensure safety and adherence to highest quality standards, an official statement said on Wednesday.

The government has undertaken a five-option action plan to rescue 41 workers trapped at Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarkashi, since November 12, Road, Transport and Highways Secretary Anurag Jain said on Sunday.

Rescue teams may reach the 41 workers stuck inside an Uttarakhand tunnel for over 170 hours in the next two days if the auger machine drilling into the debris block works properly, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said the construction of a 250-meter viaduct has been completed in Jammu and Kashmir, which will shorten the travel distance on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.

The road connecting Tunnel 3 and 5, in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, was damaged following a landslide due to which the National Highway was closed till further notice on Saturday.

The traffic movement was stopped since rocks kept falling from a small hillock intermittently.

There will be a four-fold rise in the footfall of tourists in Kashmir after the completion of the Delhi-Jammu-Srinagar highway, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said.

Union Minister for Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari today reviewed the ongoing work for the strategically important Zojila tunnel in Kashmir's Sonmarg that will provide all-weather connectivity to Ladakh.

Over 10,000 vehicles, including 8,820 fruit trucks, were released through Navyug and Jawahar Tunnels in the past 24 hours