India, July 30 -- A total of 55 cases of collapses or damages were reported on roads, bridges, and tunnel projects executed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in the past five years, union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday.

Responding to a question by Congress lawmaker Digvijaya Singh from Madhya Pradesh on the determination of accountability for damaged roads, Gadkari told the Rajya Sabha, "Among them, 40 occurred during the construction phase, and the remaining were in completed projects. While there were multiple instances of action against private companies in almost all cases, only two incidents saw disciplinary action against government staff."

He added that the project director o...