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Zoji La Tunnel breakthrough brings all-weather Kashmir-Ladakh connectivity closer to reality

Zoji La Tunnel breakthrough brings all-weather Kashmir-Ladakh connectivity closer to reality

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The Zoji La Pass tunnel connecting the Kashmir Valley to Ladakh took a crucial step towards completion on Tuesday with a blast breaking through the last 2.5 metres of the high-altitude infrastructure project that cuts through the Himalayas. With this, the two ends of the world’s longest single-tube bi-directional bypass, which will cut travel time from 1.5 hours to 15 minutes, have now been connected, officials said. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Right to safe travel on National Highways part of right to life: Supreme Court order

Right to safe travel on National Highways part of right to life: Supreme Court order

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The Supreme Court of India. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court has declared that the safety of commuters against road accidents and the right to safe passage on highways are part of the fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution. “National Highways constitute approximately 2% of India’s total road length but account for nearly 30% of all road fatalities. A road, particularly a high-speed expressway, must not become a corridor of peril due to administrative lethargy or infrastructural gaps. The loss of even a single life to avoidable hazards like illegal parking or blackspots, etc., represents a failure of the state’s protective umbrella,” a Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar observed in an April 13 order. Published – April 26, 2026 06:06 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

From Rs 15,000 Crore To Rs 3 Lakh Crore: How India’s Highways Got A Capital And Technology Boost | India News

From Rs 15,000 Crore To Rs 3 Lakh Crore: How India’s Highways Got A Capital And Technology Boost | India News

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Last Updated:March 07, 2026, 15:55 IST In 2005-06, nearly nine out of every 10 kilometres of National Highways were two-lane or below. Today, one-third of the network is four-lane and above Another series of changes introduced over the years included using locally available materials for road building, with special emphasis on recycling. Backed by unprecedented budget allocations and large-scale mechanised construction, India has expanded its four-lane and above national highway network nearly six-fold in the last two decades, marking a structural shift in road capacity. For 2026-27, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has been allocated Rs 3.09 lakh crore, almost a 20-fold increase from Rs 15,450 crore in 2009-10. The allocation for 2026-27 is about 2.5 times when compared to 2021-22. A significant jump of about 70 per cent was reported between 2021-22 and 2022-23 as the allocation increased from Rs1.23 lakh crore to Rs 2.08 lakh crore. MoRTH, in its current independent form, was created in 2009. Before 2009, road transport and highways were managed under different ministerial nomenclature. An analysis …

Cash May Hit Exit Lane With India’s National Highways To Go Fully Digital From April 1 | India News

Cash May Hit Exit Lane With India’s National Highways To Go Fully Digital From April 1 | India News

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Last Updated:February 20, 2026, 22:19 IST The government says it is contemplating completely discontinuing cash transactions at the national highway fee plazas across the country from April 1 Nitin Gadkari said a Request for Proposal (RFP) to implement a barrier-less tolling system has been invited or finalised across 21 fee plazas. Representational image From next financial year, starting April 1, the national highways across India may discontinue any cash transactions, leaving UPI payment as the only option in case of FASTag failure. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Friday said that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is contemplating completely discontinuing cash transactions at the national highway fee plazas across the country from April 1 to develop a fully digital national highway tolling ecosystem. “Post implementation, all toll payments at National Highway fee plazas will be processed exclusively through digital modes using FASTag or Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The proposed measure is aimed at consolidating the gains achieved in Electronic Toll Collection and strengthening the efficiency and reliability of National Highway fee …

India’s Highways Cash In: Daily Toll Collections Quadruple In 10 Years To Rs 183 Crore | Auto News

India’s Highways Cash In: Daily Toll Collections Quadruple In 10 Years To Rs 183 Crore | Auto News

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Last Updated:February 11, 2026, 21:45 IST This financial year, between April 1 and December 31, a total of Rs 50,345.10 crore was collected as toll, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday At the current run rate, collections are likely to surpass last year’s total. Post 2020-21, a sharp increase was witnessed in toll collection across India that has continued. Representational image The average daily toll collection in India has increased by about four times in the last decade—from Rs 48.66 crore per day in 2015–16 to Rs 183.07 crore per day in 2025–26, official data analysed by News18 shows. This financial year, between April 1 and December 31, a total of Rs 50,345.10 crore was collected as toll, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. During 2015-16, India collected Rs 17,759.28 crore in toll. At the current run rate, collections are likely to surpass last year’s total. Post 2020-21, a sharp increase was witnessed in toll collection across India that has continued. The surge in collections also coincides with full FASTag …

Mega connectivity push: Railways, highways continue to be primary drivers, take 47% of capex | Business News

Mega connectivity push: Railways, highways continue to be primary drivers, take 47% of capex | Business News

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4 min readNew DelhiFeb 2, 2026 05:10 AM IST The road transport and highways sector, alongside Railways, continues to be a primary driver of India’s infrastructure. The two sectors account for almost 47% of the total capital expenditure allocation for financial year 2026-27. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced Rs 12.2 lakh crore for capital expenditure in FY27. Of this, Rs 2.94 lakh crore has been allocated for Road Transport and Highways, and Rs 2.78 lakh crore for the Railways. With Internal and Extra Budgetary Resources (IEBR) of Rs 15,000 crore, the total capex of Railways for FY27 stands at Rs 2.93 lakh crore. It is followed by Defence, Telecommunication and Housing & Urban Affairs. Sitharaman announced seven high-speed rail corridors and one East-West dedicated freight corridor. This will give a major boost to Railways’ push for the Bullet train project and initiative to increase its model freight share viz-a-viz road. India is currently developing its first high-speed rail corridor, the bullet train project, between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, where over 55% physical progress …

Over 4,800 FASTag Users Faced Incorrect Toll Deductions Per Day In 2025 On National Highways | Auto News

Over 4,800 FASTag Users Faced Incorrect Toll Deductions Per Day In 2025 On National Highways | Auto News

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Last Updated:January 31, 2026, 23:52 IST Of these, 1,740 were linked to transactions not recognised by tag holders, 1,480 to toll fare calculation errors, and about 870 to duplicate transactions at toll plazas The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) this week informed the Lok Sabha that the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), which provides the Central Clearing House (CCH) services of the National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) Programme, has reported 17.66 lakh transactions where refunds were made due to incorrect user fee (toll) deductions between January and December 2025. File pic Almost every day, on average, 4,840 FASTag users faced incorrect toll deductions on the national highways across India out of the estimated 1.27 crore FASTag transactions registered daily, an analysis of official data shows. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) this week informed the Lok Sabha that the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), which provides the Central Clearing House (CCH) services of the National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) Programme, has reported 17.66 lakh transactions where refunds were made …

MoRTH Built About 18 Km Of National Highways Per Day Till December, Meeting Half Of FY26 Target | India News

MoRTH Built About 18 Km Of National Highways Per Day Till December, Meeting Half Of FY26 Target | India News

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Last Updated:January 29, 2026, 22:35 IST The Economic Survey 2025-26 said that for FY26, 10,000 km of national highway construction is targeted, ‘of which 4,938 km have been completed as of December 31, 2025’ Speaking to News18, a ministry official said the prolonged rainy season this time impacted road building. Representational image The pace of national highway construction dropped from 6,216 km in FY24 to 4,938 km in FY26 during the April–December period—translating to around 23 km per day on average to 18 km daily in the first nine months of the financial year. In FY25, highway construction during the April-December period stood at 5,853 km, already marking a slowdown from FY24 levels. The Economic Survey 2025-26, released on Thursday, said that for FY26, 10,000 km of national highway construction is targeted, “of which 4,938 km have been completed as of December 31, 2025″. The analysis of the data shows that this is the first time in at least a decade that the ministry has built less than 5,000 km during the April-December period. India built …

Pune-Mumbai Expressway, other highways choke as weekend, festive and tourist rush peaks

Pune-Mumbai Expressway, other highways choke as weekend, festive and tourist rush peaks

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Heavy weekend commuter traffic between Pune and Mumbai, further intensified by the festive season and a surge of tourists heading to hill stations, led to severe congestion in the ghat section of the Pune–Mumbai Expressway Saturday. The situation compelled the highway police to implement half a dozen traffic breaks to ease the jam. State highway police officers said the congestion also spilled over onto the old Pune–Mumbai highway and several bypass roads within Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad. Other highways connecting Pune to Satara, Nashik, Solapur, and Ahilyanagar also witnessed a weekend traffic surge, resulting in multiple traffic snarls. Highway police said the ghat section was the primary choke point for both the Expressway and the Old Highway, as a major surge in vehicles plying between the two metros and to hill stations was reported. Traffic movement slowed significantly when multiple heavy vehicles broke down on gradients in the ghat stretch, partially blocking the lanes and disrupting the flow. The resulting bottlenecks caused cascading delays, forcing repeated traffic regulation measures and substantially increasing travel time for …

Buses, Cars Crash In Dense Fog As Major Pile-Ups Hit Haryana Highways; Several Injured | India News

Buses, Cars Crash In Dense Fog As Major Pile-Ups Hit Haryana Highways; Several Injured | India News

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Last Updated:December 14, 2025, 12:05 IST In a separate accident on National Highway 352 in Rewari, three to four buses collided due to low visibility, causing another significant pile-up. AI-generated image used for representative purposes. Multiple vehicles were involved in two major pile-ups on fog-hit highways in Haryana early on Sunday, after dense fog sharply reduced visibility across the state. In Hisar, a chain collision took place around 8 am at Dhiktana Moda on National Highway 52, where two Haryana roadways buses, a dumper truck, a car and a motorcycle crashed in succession. According to NDTV, the incident began when a Kaithal roadways bus rammed into a dumper truck, following which another state transport bus coming from behind crashed into the vehicles already involved. A car and then a motorcycle also ended up in the pile-up as visibility remained extremely poor. Hundreds of passengers were caught up in the crash, but officials said most escaped without injury; only the motorcycle rider was hurt and taken to the hospital. In a separate accident on National Highway …