HILL ROAD SAFETY : Highway contractors to clear landslides in 12 hrs, snow in 24

Srinagar, Oct 25: Highway contractors on hill roads, including those in Jammu and Kashmir, will be bound by strict maintenance deadlines — 12 hours to clear landslides and 24 hours to remove snow — under a model agreement issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). The move could significantly change how the region's fragile mountain roads are maintained and made safe for commuters. Under the agreement's maintenance requirements set out in Schedule E, damage to retaining walls

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