Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway sinks at Korari prompting Allahabad High Court PIL
Just weeks after its opening, the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway is already facing serious trouble. A section near Korari in Unnao sank by around 5-7 meters following heavy rain, raising big questions about how well the ₹4,200 crore project was built.
Now, a public interest litigation (PIL) has landed in the Allahabad High Court demanding answers about repeated cave-ins and construction quality.
NHAI orders repairs at builder's expense
The PIL, filed by advocate Motilal Yadav, calls out not just poor construction but also India's unusually high toll rate of ₹4.37 per kilometer on this expressway.
The court has asked all parties, including government bodies and the builder, PNC Infratech, to respond.
Meanwhile, the National Highways Authority of India, NHAI, has ordered repairs at the builder's expense, and the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, IIT Kharagpur, is investigating what went wrong; early reports suggest rainwater may have seeped through the pavement and reached the underlying soil, potentially causing the settlement.