Ring road: Admn stops land deals in 23 villages

Karnal, July 11

To streamline the process of land acquisition for the construction of the proposed ring road, the district administration has stopped the sale and purchase of land in 23 villages, through which the road would pass.

For the six-laning of 34-km-long road, 219 hectares of land will be acquired in these villages. The authorities said the action had been initiated following a letter of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), in which it has demanded to stop the sale and purchase of the land for the project.

“We have received a letter from the NHAI, in which it has requested to stop the sale and purchase of the land for the construction of the six-lane Karnal ring road. The NHAI has already started the land acquisition process. The sale and purchase of the land has been stopped till the publication of 3A notification,” said Nishant Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner. The DC said the ring road project had been taken under the Bharatmala Pariyojana project to ensure smooth connectivity, reduce travel time, fuel and cost, and also boost development of these villages. The sale and purchase of the land has been stopped in Shamgarh, Dadupur, Jhanjhari, Kurali, Darar, Salaru, Taprana, Danialpur, Newal, Kunjpura, Subhri, Chaprakhera, Shekhpura, Suhana, Ranwar, Ganjogarhi, Unchasamana, Kutail, Barota, Kharkali, Jhimerehri, Samalkha and Bijna villages. — TNS