A portion of the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway collapsed, in Nippani in Belagavi district of Karnataka, on July 29, 2026.
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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has suspended three officials and initiated disciplinary action against project personnel following the collapse of a Reinforced Earth (RE) block wall at an under-construction section of the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway (NH-48) near Nippani in Karnataka.According to NHAI, the incident occurred around 11 a.m. on July 29 on the under-construction six-lane project between the Sankeshwar Bypass and the Maharashtra border. A portion of the RE block-faced reinforced soil wall, measuring around 12 metres in length, collapsed at the approach embankment of the main carriageway, causing RE blocks and filter media to slide onto the adjoining service road.
A portion of the RE block-faced reinforced soil wall, measuring around 12 metres in length, collapsed at the approach embankment of the main carriageway, causing RE blocks and filter media to slide onto the adjoining service road, on the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway (NH 48), on July 29, 2026.
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