The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was drawn for faulty roadwork after the death of three people in Indore, Madhya Pradesh due to a 40 -hour traffic jam.
However, NHAI’s reply in the Madhya Pradesh High Court appeared to blame the public.
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh pulled the court on a 40 -hour traffic jam on the Indore -Davas section of the Agra -Mumbai National Highway, which instead of taking responsibility for the highway body, damage, replied -“Why do people leave the house without any work?”
According to an NDTV report, the response came from NHAI’s legal lawyer during the hearing of a PIL case in the MP High Court.
After the death of three people due to traffic jams, a notice was issued to the Central Government and NHAI. The notice was issued by Justices Vivek Rusia and Binod Kumar Dwivedi of Indore Bench of HC.
Notice was also issued to the administration and police of Indore. All parties have been given time till 7 July to respond to the legal notice.
40 hours and 3 deaths: NHAI pulled on incomplete roads
While issuing the latest notice against NHAI, the High Court said that it had called the highway body to complete the construction of a diversion road in September 2024, setting a time limit for four weeks. In June 2025, the road is incomplete.
NHAI has blamed the delay in the 10-day crusher unit strike, however, the court said that the request was made for three to four months to complete the road work.
Due to incomplete work, drivers on the highway were caught in 40 -hour traffic jam, resulting in three people. The deceased has been identified as Kamal Panchal (62) from Indore, Shujalpur and Sandeep Patel (32) to Gari Pipalya village as Balram Patel (55).
According to reports, Kalam Panchal died of a heart attack after knee in summer during the traffic jam. In addition, according to the nephew of Balaram Pate, the family was on the road to save his uncle’s life, which later died in traffic jams.
