# NHAI tells NMC to fix slush on Nashik highway after accidents 2026-08-20T12:12:00+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The National Highways Authority of India has asked the Nashik Municipal Corporation to take immediate corrective action against slush accumulation on a key highway stretch, after a series of two-wheeler accidents during recent rain. NHAI says excavation work on adjoining municipal roads leaves loose soil that washes onto the highway when it rains, creating a slippery surface. The problem is worst on the Mumbai Naka-Dwarka corridor and near Tractor House under the Dwarka flyover. NHAI teams have been repeatedly washing the highway, but an official said a lasting solution requires preventing soil from reaching the road in the first place. The authority has also informed local police about the recurring hazard. Motorists say the slush is an annual monsoon menace that has persisted since the flyover was built. Commuters note that mud from heavy vehicles gets trapped under the flyover and is not washed away by rain, leaving a slick surface. They are demanding permanent measures to prevent build-up and ensure safer travel. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The Nashik-Dwarka corridor carries heavy commercial traffic, and a slush-prone stretch under a flyover is a design-and-maintenance handover problem. NHAI built the flyover, NMC controls the adjoining roads whose excavation is blamed. Without a joint monsoon protocol, each monsoon will repeat this cycle. Watch for whether NMC acts before the next heavy rain, or if the police file a formal complaint that forces a structural fix. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Reports NHAI's action, motorist complaints, and historical context without taking sides. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Dwarka flyover, Nashik, Nashik Municipal Corporation, NHAI Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nhai-tells-nmc-to-fix-slush-on-nashik-highway-after-accidents/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nhai-tells-nmc-to-fix-slush-on-nashik-highway-after-accidents/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/