Shimla, Aug. 12 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of news reports of the unsafe four-lane widening work on the Pathankot-Mandi NH-154 in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district.
It was reported that the poorly planned and unscientific widening of the road in Kangra district is threatening the safety and homes of villagers, particularly in the 18 km Thaanpuri-Parore stretch.
The NGT noted that the work, awarded to Ridhi Sidhi Construction Company, has resulted in "slope cutting dangerously close to residential houses without the construction of any protective walls".
It was mentioned in the news report that the steep vertical cuts were made alarmingly close to the houses, which were left without any safety barr...