2025 landslide in Shimla Act of God, NHAI tells NGT, rejects compensation claim
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has claimed it is not liable for compensation related to a landslide in Shimla, attributing the incident to an 'Act of God.' The NHAI's response to a compensation plea highlighted that the landslide was caused by heavy rainfall and natural calamities, not construction activities. The authority requested the tribunal to dismiss the landowners' application, asserting that the damage was not due to negligence on their part.
- ▪The NHAI stated that the May 2025 landslide was caused by natural calamity and not by construction activities.
- ▪Landowners filed a plea against the NHAI for damages to agricultural land due to road widening efforts.
- ▪The NHAI emphasized that any compensation claims should be based on accurate assessments and not inflated reports.
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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it is not liable to pay compensation to owners of agricultural land as the May 2025 landslide that occurred in Shimla was an 'Act of God.'The NHAI submitted its reply against the plea filed in January, claiming that the heavy construction work being undertaken by the authority and its concessionaire, without properly strengthening a slope, had damaged agricultural land in Shimla rural tehsil, causing landslides.The plea was filed by some land owners against the NHAI and its agencies involved in widening a road for a four-lane project in Shakral village to Dhalli (Kaithlighat-Dhalli Section of NH-5).
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