The whole of India watched with bated breath the rescue of 41 trapped workers in the Uttarakhand Silkyara-Barkot tunnel. The collapse of the tunnel in Uttarkashi on November 12 culminated in the successful rescue of the entrapped workers after 17 long days.

Uttarakhand's Silkyara-Barkot tunnel, site of miracle rescue, collapsed 19 to 20 times in last 5 years: Report

Kashmir Valley received fresh snowfall over the higher reaches early today morning leading to the closure of major National Highways. The National Highway that connects Srinagar to Jammu has been closed after mudslides, and shooting stones in the Ramban area.

India: Major national highways closed in Kashmir valley due to fresh snowfall

Fresh snowfall disrupted normal life across the region of Kashmir as the majority of flights got cancelled from the Srinagar airport and national highways were blocked.

Fresh snowfall in Kashmir disrupts traffic on national highway, affects flights' schedule

The Kashmir valley witnessed fresh snowfall on Monday, following which major national highways were closed for vehicular movement. Among the highways shut down for traffic are Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, Srinagar-Leh National Highway, Srinagar-Gurez road and Mughal Road.

Fresh snowfall across Kashmir region, several national highways closed

As the construction of roads and highways gathers pace across India, industry leaders have started deploying technology-based solutions to enhance service levels for passenger and freight transport, according to a recent report by global consulting firm KPMG.

Tech-enabled solutions to dominate road and highway development: KPMG

The National Green Tribunal on Thursday banned construction within three metres of the end of the national highways in the entire state of Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh: NGT raps govt, bans construction within 3 mts of national highways

Following demonetisation, the government had waived off toll over these highways across the country for over three weeks

Toll collection to resume across national highways in India

Post demonetisation of currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000, government has suspended user fee collection on national highways

Demonetisation: India's highways authority forgoes toll worth $181 million

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