BHUBANESWAR: Union Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Mansukh Lal Mandaviya on Wednesday criticised the State Government for the delay in land acquisition and grant of statutory clearances for infrastructure projects.
Several National Highway (NH) projects in Odisha and West Bengal could not be implemented due to non-cooperation of respective state governments. Delay in acquisition of land is the major problem for NH projects while some others are languishing due to lack of forest clearance, the Union Minister said.
While the Centre and the State are at loggerhead over the delay in execution of the much hyped coastal highway project, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has been blaming the State Government for its failure to provide necessary clearances to the project.
