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Dehradun, July 06: The National Highways Authority of India initiated disciplinary action over the recent road surface cave-in on the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor, issuing a show-cause notice to the project director while suspending key officials and seeking action against the contractor.
The move comes days after videos of the damaged stretch went viral, triggering criticism over the condition of the newly inaugurated expressway. As Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Develops major potholes 3 months after inauguration according to NHAI, a show-cause notice has been issued to the project director, fixing responsibility for the incident.
A separate notice has also been served to the authority Engineer for alleged negligence in services. It has also issued notice to the EPC contractor, seeking an explanation on why it should not be declared a non-performer and debarred from future NHAI works.
Additionally, the team leader of the authority Engineer has been suspended, while the project manager of the EPC contractor has also been suspended.
Earlier, NHAI issued a clarification on X, saying, "NHAI would like to inform that the road surface cave-in at Km 55+480 on the Delhi–Dehradun Economic Corridor occurred due to water stagnation following rainfall, coupled with constraints in commissioning the permanent cross-drainage system at the location."
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