Patiala Facing flak for its failure to begin land acquisition process in Punjab for the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has said that the delay was manageable. The land acquisition process was to be completed by December 2020, and faces further trouble with farmers from 12 districts of the state starting a protest against the NHAI on Wednesday, demanding a halt to land acquisition till the Centre repealed the three farm bills. Farmers also want NHAI to come up with a better offer for the land. The Centre has said that the project must be completed by 2023.
