Try GOLD - Free
Punjab highway projects stuck as farmers' stir hits land acquisition
The Morning Standard
|January 04, 2025
DUE to farmers' protests, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has yet to possess land on a 103 km stretch to complete 15 highway projects covering 604 km in Punjab, including the flagship Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway.
The Authority is implementing 37 projects in the state with an aggregate length of 1,344 km at an estimated cost of over ₹50,000 crore.
Sources said NHAI has yet again taken up the issue with the state government and wrote to Punjab Chief Secretary KAP Sinha seeking directions to concerned administrative and police officials to extend necessary help to the agency in getting possession of land parcels for executing work on the stalled projects.
Of particular importance is executing already-delayed work on three stretches of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway.
This story is from the January 04, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM The Morning Standard
The Morning Standard
Take a bow as Sheetal matches the able-bodied
SHEETAL in English translates to ‘cool’, ‘calm’ and even ‘peaceful’. Employing the bow with her leg and string pulled by mouth, she is all of the above while releasing the arrow.
1 min
November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
PLAY IT BY EAR
Ahead of their Delhi performance, Anirban Ghosh of the Dilli Improvisers Orchestra, India's first free improvisation orchestra, talks about making music without rules and taking experimental sounds to new kinds of listeners
3 mins
November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
Courier boy among 3 held for staging iPhones theft
POLICE has cracked a case of fake robbery of latest iPhones and other mobile handsets and arrested four men.
1 min
November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
BJP leaders voted in both Delhi & Bihar polls: AAP
THE Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday accused BJP leaders of voting in both Delhi and Bihar, calling it a case of \"voter fraud.\"
1 min
November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
Komal Devi's victory marks BAPSA's return in JNU politics
AMID the spirited contests and shifting alliances, one of the most significant victories was of Komal Devi, who secured the School of Social Sciences (SSS) councillor seat in Thursday's JNUSU election results.
1 min
November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
Pune land scam puts Ajit Pawar’s son in trouble
IN a major embarrassment to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, his elder son Parth on Thursday faced charges of grabbing 40 acres of prime land in Pune at a throwaway price of %300 crore against the market rate of 22,000 crore.
1 min
November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
JNUSU ELECTIONS LEFT MAKES CLEAN SWEEP, CAMPUS TURNS RED AGAIN
THE Left Unity has emerged victorious in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) election, winning all four central panel positions with clear margins over their right counterparts.
1 mins
November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
RECORD 64.7% TURNOUT IN 1ST PHASE OF POLLING
Convoy of Deputy CM attacked in Lakhisarai; RJD claims ‘discrepancies’ in its strongholds
1 mins
November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
Govt bid to delay hearings to avoid my bench: Gavai
CHIEF Justice of India B R Gavai on Thursday expressed strong displeasure over the Centre’s repeated attempts to seek adjournment of the hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021.
1 min
November 07, 2025
The Morning Standard
Prez will leave for Botswana to advance Cheetah transfer project
PRESIDENT Droupadi Murmu will embark on a state visit to Angola and Botswana from November 8 to 13, in the first-ever visit by an Indian head of state to the two African nations, the External Affairs Ministry announced on Thursday.
1 min
November 07, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size