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NHAI debars Megha Engineering for one year over NH-66 collapse in Kerala
'An incident of collapse of slope protection works at Cherkkala in Kasaragod district was reported on the Chengala–Neeleshwaram section of NH-66 in Kerala on 16 June 2025. The incident was caused due to improper design, inadequate slope protection works and a poor drainage system,' the NHAI said.
The project is on Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM), under which the concessionaire must maintain the section for 15 years and will reconstruct the slope protection works at their own cost.
'A show cause notice has also been issued to the concessionaire for debarment of one year, including levy of a monetary penalty of up to ₹9 crore,' NHAI said.
According to the authority, an expert committee comprising a senior scientist from the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), a retired professor from IIT-Palakkad and a representative from the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has been constituted to visit the site and review the design and construction of NH-66 in Kerala.
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