Mallapuram, May 29 -- The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has suspended the project engineer and terminated its site engineer who are part of the NH-66 project in Kerala, following an investigation into the collapse of a part of the embankment at the national highway, with the contractor being tasked to construct the viaduct at the highway at their own cost.

A port of the embankment and RE Wall was reported on Ramanattukara-Valanchery Section of NH-66 in Kerala on May 19, 2025, when the project was nearing completion, read a statement from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on May 22. While no deaths occurred due to the collapse of the embankment, multiple cars were stuck at the section.

On May 19, a team of four ex...