Six dead as government bus runs over tempo on Delhi–Lucknow highway
Six people were killed when a government bus ran over a tempo on the Delhi–Lucknow National Highway on Sunday evening.
Six people were killed when a government bus ran over a tempo on the Delhi–Lucknow National Highway on Sunday evening.
The vehicle involved in the hit-and-run case has not yet been identified, nor have the identities of the deceased individuals been determined.
At least six people, including four women, were killed and 30 others injured on Thursday after the bus in which they were travelling collided head-on with a truck on the National Highway No. 520 in Odisha’s Sundargarh district, police said.
The clarification came in the wake of reports that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would collect user fees from two-wheeler riders at toll plazas.
Tension gripped Odisha after the death of a college student due to self-immolation over the issue of sexual harassment by her college professor, with the Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers holding a massive protest in Balasore.
Talking about the works done in the past 11 years by the Modi government, he said the length of National Highways has gone up by more than 60 percent from 91,000 km in 2014 to about 1.47 lakh km now.
Budgetary allocation for road transport and highways has increased from about Rs 31,130 crore in 2013-14 to Rs 3,00,019 crore in 2024-25, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
In an effort to restore connectivity in the Ladakh region, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has commenced snow clearance operations on National Highway-03 under the leadership of Project HIMANK.
In a landmark achievement, National High-Speed Corridors have also increased from a mere 93 km in 2014 to 2,474 km in 2024 which reflects the quantum improvement in the country’s infrastructure.
He said this highway is a big step towards ending the traffic jam in South Delhi and in the coming days with this gift of the Central Government, the entire South Delhi will get rid of the jam.
