Government pushes tech-driven highway reforms with MLFF tolling rollout

May 11, 2026 11:56 PM

Government pushes tech-driven highway reforms with MLFF tolling rollout

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday launched a barrier-less Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system at the Mundka-Bakkarwala stretch of Urban Extension Road-II in the National Capital Region, saying the technology-driven initiative would reduce congestion, fuel consumption and pollution. The MLFF system, introduced by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the National Highways Authority of India, enables contactless and uninterrupted toll collection w...

Multiple cloudbursts in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi; Shimla-Sunni-Karsog highway blocked after heavy rain

July 1, 2025 2:18 PM

Multiple cloudbursts in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi; Shimla-Sunni-Karsog highway blocked after heavy rain

Multiple cloudbursts and torrential rain continued across Himachal Pradesh on Monday, resulting in flash floods. One of the worst-hit routes is the Shimla-Sunni-Karsog highway, which has been completely blocked near Devidhar, about 35 kilometres from the state capital Shimla, stranding dozens of vehicles and commuters. Long queues of vehicles were seen piling up on both sides of the landslide site. Some people went missing in multiple cloudbursts overnight in Karsog division in Mandi district....