To avoid land fraud, NHAI directs district authorities to stay CLU, NOCs, sale deeds till DPRs are ready

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), to avoid land fraud on the lines of the 2016 Hoshiarpur land ‘scam’, has issued letters to the district authorities to stay change in land use, sale deeds, NOCs, registries of land till DPRs are prepared for NHAI projects. One of the letters issued to the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Hoshiarpur revealed that the highway authority is planning the 4-laning of an existing Phagwara-Hoshiarpur 2-lane highway (NH-3448), including bypass of Phagwara and Hoshiarpur. For the project, proceedings of land acquisition have been initiated by this office and survey number verification by patwaris falling in the alignment is currently under process, according to an IE report.