Rs 804-crore compensation disbursed to expedite highway projects in Himachal
The state government disbursed Rs 804-crore compensation in the last one month to the people affected by the Mandi-Pathankot, Shimla-Mataur, Baddi-Nalagarh and Kiratpur-Manali national highways and the Shimla bypass projects.
The process was expedited after Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari expressed concern over the projects during CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s visit to Delhi in February.
The CM had convened a meeting of the officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the deputy commissioners (DCs) concerned on February 15.
