Land acquisition for Mandi NH expedited

The state government has accelerated the process of land acquisition for the early completion of the Pathankot- Mandi highway four-lane project being executed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

Gokul Butail, Principal Adviser (IT and Innovation) to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, said here today that land acquisition for the project was being expedited. “The state government has disbursed around 90 per cent compensation for land acquired to the affected parties in eight subdivisions of Kangra district in the past two months,” he added.