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Traffic Flow Resumes on Indore–Dewas Highway After 32-Hour Jam

Emergency paver block installations with heavy vehicle rerouting aim to prevent fresh gridlocks following the prolonged highway stoppage.

Traffic was diverted to a narrow service lane, which led to extreme congestion and stranded vehicles.
Indore collector directs officials to ensure action at jam-prone points on highway stretches in monsoon
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Overview

  • Traffic on the eight-kilometre Indore–Dewas stretch resumed by Saturday under inter-departmental Quick Response Teams after heavy monsoon rains and construction works stranded over 4,000 vehicles for up to 32 hours.
  • Three people died from medical emergencies—two heart attacks and an oxygen-deprived cancer patient—during the gridlock that diverted traffic onto narrow, waterlogged service lanes.
  • Collector Asheesh Singh deployed QRTs with Traffic Police, IMC, Home Guard and PWD personnel, routed heavy vehicles to alternative corridors, and supervised emergency repairs using paver blocks.
  • The National Highways Authority of India has accelerated road repairs and underpass construction at the Arjun Baroda ‘black spot’ to reduce future congestion risks.
  • Opposition Congress leaders have demanded ₹1 crore compensation for each victim and called for culpable homicide cases against NHAI officials and contractors for alleged negligence.