NHAI told to close potholes on Shiradi Ghat road by January 15: Dakshina Kannada DC
Mangaluru: Deputy Commissioner Ravikumar M R has said that officials of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) were instructed to close the potholes on the Shiradi Ghat road to support easy movement of traffic.
Addressing a press meet at the Press Club in the city on Friday, he said, “The officials have also been told to clear the stretch of trees and electricity poles, for the purpose.”
He told the reporters, “The NHAI had been asked to close the potholes on the Shiradi Ghat road by November 20, but the officials of the Authority had called it virtually impossible to complete the work by the given date.”
The deputy commissioner added, “The deadline for the NHAI to close the potholes on the road, therefore, has been extended till January 15.”
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Nine killed, 25 injured as state transport bus overturns in Maharashtra's Gondia district
Gondia (PTI): At least nine passengers were killed and 25 others injured when a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus overturned in Gondia district on Friday afternoon, police said.
Citing preliminary information, a senior police official said the MSRTC bus 'Shiv Shahi' was carrying 36 passengers and heading to Gondia district from Bhandara when it flipped over at Davva village under Sadakarjuni taluka while trying to overtake another vehicle.
Nine passengers were killed and 25 others injured in the accident which took place at around 12.30 pm, he said.
The injured passengers were shifted to hospital, the official added.
