UP to have more national highways! Nitin Gadkari asks state government to expedite land acquisition; details

Expedite the process of land acquisition for developing national highways, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari asked the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday. Also, the minister requested the state government of Uttar Pradesh to consider halving the utility shifting supervision charge to 2.5%. For expediting the NH projects in UP, Gadkari called for quick disbursal of land acquisition compensation, according to a PTI report. The Union Minister was speaking after virtually inaugurating and laying the foundation stones of 16 NH projects in UP with the projects covering a length of over 500 km and worth Rs 7,477 crore. In the last six years, nearly 3,700 km NH projects worth Rs 42,000 crore have been added in Uttar Pradesh. At present, there is over 11,389 km of National Highways in UP, and roads worth Rs 1.3 lakh crore are being developed in the state, he said.