India, July 27 -- The left carriageway of the Kalyan-Ahilyanagar section of national highway (NH) 61 near Karanjale village in the Malshej ghat region has been closed to heavy vehicular traffic after a portion of the newly-constructed concrete road collapsed, prompting authorities to divert traffic through alternate routes to prevent any untoward incident.

As per the official communication issued by the national highways sub-division Murbad to the highway traffic police at Alephata, the affected stretch is located between km 99/500 and km 99/600 near Karanjale village. It was upgraded into a two-lane concrete highway in 2023. According to the letter, the subsidence occurred after the foundation of a gabion retaining wall along the highwa...