Panchkula, Sept. 28 -- The Jhuriwala dumping site has raised the hackles of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) which blamed it for the traffic chaos on the Panchkula-Yamunanagar highway.

An NHAI official in the know of the matter revealed that the MC's heavy dumpers and machinery are blocking both the highway and its service lanes, resulting in severe congestion and road damage. "The dumping ground has unauthorised access, and the service lane has already caved in at one point. The site needs to be shut down and relocated," the officer said.

The NHAI has written nearly a dozen letters to the MC commissioner and deputy commissioner, Panchkula, since 2023, flagging the issue.

The officer pointed out that careless handling of...