NHAI plans to remove Gurdaspur from Delhi-Katra expressway route

Published on: 14 Jun 2023 at 11:12 AM

Published by: thefactnews

The Fact News Service

Gurdaspur, June 14

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is looking at an alternative route to construct the Delhi-Katra expressway if the protests by farm unions in Gurdaspur district continue.

For the past few months, various unions have been protesting against the “low rate of compensation being awarded to them” by the NHAI for acquiring their land.

The process to identify an alternative route has already begun. This will be a setback for the border district as development initiatives in any area are invariably based on the network of good roads.

A senior official confirmed that they are in talks with the unions. “However, if they continue with the protests, we may be forced to remove Gurdaspur district from the original route,” the official added.

The process of identifying an alternative route has already begun. This would be a setback for the border district as development initiatives in any area are invariably based on a network of good roads.