The 63-km corridor was inaugurated by Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Yogi Adityanath as a symbol of Uttar Pradesh's new infrastructure push. Less than three weeks later, NHAI had suspended toll collection and begun penal action over damage to the road.
The greenfield project aimed at transforming connectivity between two major southern economic hubs is running way behind schedule with costs having surged 35%.
With the 30-km section of the expressway's Amritsar spur put on hold, the project, which has been facing land acquisition challenges since 2022, is expected to get delayed further.
Repeated changes in cotton import duty have prioritised textile competitiveness when mills face high input costs. But policy can also put pressure on farmgate prices.
That only the stretch constructed by another company is facing widespread repairs clearly shows the contractor failed to do the work ! One cannot say NHAI turned on them as if the contractor is not at fault ! Such contractors should be banned for a minimum of 2 years and their bank accounts frozen !
That only the stretch constructed by another company is facing widespread repairs clearly shows the contractor failed to do the work ! One cannot say NHAI turned on them as if the contractor is not at fault ! Such contractors should be banned for a minimum of 2 years and their bank accounts frozen !