Patna High Court Asks NHAI to Devise Measures to Curb Overloading on National Highways

The Patna High Court has directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to explore effective mechanisms to prevent the plying of overloaded vehicles, particularly sand-laden trucks, on national highways in Bihar.

Hearing a public interest litigation concerning the construction and widening of the Ara–Mohania stretch of NH-30, the Court noted submissions that rampant overloading is causing serious damage to highways and bridges.

The Advocate General, acting as amicus curiae, alleged the existence of a syndicate allowing such vehicles for monetary gain and suggested sensor-based automated weighing systems as a solution.

The Court asked NHAI to file its response by February 13.