Archive · 18 Aug 2026
NH-53 stretch caves in near Kendrapada after incessant rain
A big road in India called National Highway-53 is being built.
On Sunday, part of the road fell down.
It happened near a market called Nilachal Bazaar in Kendrapada district.
The road collapsed because it rained a lot for a whole week.
Water stayed on the road and made the ground weak.
Three trucks that were parked there fell into the hole.
Nobody was hurt because no one was inside the trucks.
The people who build roads have started fixing the damaged part.
Local people want the road checked carefully to make sure it is safe.
Around 100 metres of the under-construction National Highway-53 caved in near Nilachal Bazaar in Kendrapada district on Sunday.
NHAI officials attributed the collapse to prolonged water stagnation following a week of incessant rainfall.
Three trucks parked along the stretch fell into the ditch, but no injuries or fatalities were reported.
Officials said the trucks were not authorised to park at the spot.
Emergency restoration works have been initiated, while locals demand a thorough assessment of the road's construction quality.
- Who
- NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) officials and local residents of Kendrapada district
- What
- Around 100 metres of the under-construction NH-53 caved in, causing three parked trucks to fall into a ditch
- When
- Sunday, following a week of incessant rainfall
- Where
- Near Nilachal Bazaar under Marshaghai police station limits, Kendrapada district, Odisha
- Why
- Prolonged water stagnation from incessant rain weakened the stretch; locals also question the road's construction quality
Local residents
NHAI officials
Cause of the collapse
Local residents
Locals demand a thorough assessment of the road's construction quality, raising concerns about possible defects.
NHAI officials
NHAI attributes the collapse to prolonged water stagnation following a week of incessant rain and notes the trucks were not authorised to park at the spot.
- Road
- National Highway-53 (NH-53)
- Collapsed stretch
- Around 100 metres
- Location
- Near Nilachal Bazaar, Marshaghai police station limits, Kendrapada district
- Cause
- Prolonged water stagnation after a week of incessant rainfall
- Vehicles affected
- 3 trucks
- Casualties
- None
- Project status
- Under-construction rebuilding and widening
- Response
- Emergency restoration and remedial works initiated by NHAI Bhubaneswar Regional Office