40 metres isn’t 63 km
A Telangana Congress post tried to sell “expressway collapse” in Uttar Pradesh. NHAI’s own update calls it a local surface slippage near Km 64, fixed the same day. Maths — and the record — have not joined the campaign.
The affected stretch was about 40 metres; the expressway is 63 km long.
Telangana Congress pushed a “Rs 4,200-crore expressway collapsed” line off a rain-hit clip from Uttar Pradesh. The project is 63 km. The documented damage was a local slippage near Korari in Unnao — not the corridor falling into the earth.
According to the National Highways Authority of India’s update, the issue was a “slipage location near Km 64” on the Kanpur–Lucknow Expressway. NHAI said rectification was completed and traffic was normal. Its project director added on the record: “It cannot be termed as a road cave-in… there was only slippage in the upper wearing coat,” with the affected stretch around 40 metres. That is an engineering glitch, not a 63‑km calamity.
Initial reports did use stronger “caved in” language off first visuals. The authority responsible then explained it was surface slippage and fixed it the same day. What the record does not show: a corridor-wide collapse, or proof of corruption. Even the cost being waved around isn’t settled in reportage, with figures of Rs 4,200 crore and ~Rs 4,700 crore both appearing — which tells you how loose the talking points are.
By all means, question shoddy work — start with evidence. Inflating 40 metres into 63 km is a BJP-style headline hack, and the Congress borrowing it doesn’t make it true.