Archive · 17 Jun 2025
Megha Engineering Debarred After Kerala Highway Slope Failure
Megha Engineering, a company that builds roads, messed up building a section of highway in Kerala.
The side of the road fell down because they didn't build it properly.
Because of this, the government is stopping them from bidding on any new road projects.
They might also have to pay a fine.
Experts are looking at the road to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it.
Megha Engineering is debarred from future NHAI bids.
The debarment follows a slope protection failure on NH-66 in Kerala.
The incident occurred on the Chengala-Neeleshwaram section.
NHAI cited inadequate slope protection and drainage as the cause.
A monetary penalty of up to ₹9 crore may be levied.
- Who
- NHAI, Megha Engineering, expert committee.
- What
- Megha Engineering is debarred from future NHAI bids and faces a monetary penalty.
- When
- The slope collapse occurred on June 16, 2025.
- Where
- Chengala-Neeleshwaram section of NH-66 in Kerala.
- Why
- Due to inadequate slope protection and drainage leading to a slope collapse.
NHAI
Megha Engineering
Construction Quality
NHAI
Inadequate slope protection and drainage contributed to the collapse
Megha Engineering
Details not provided.
- Company
- Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd.
- Project
- NH-66 (Chengala-Neeleshwaram section)
- Incident
- Slope Collapse
- Location
- Kerala
- Debarment
- From future bids
- Penalty
- Up to ₹9 crore (potential)
