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Allahabad HC Expresses Concern Over Delay in Construction of Rae Bareli-Prayagraj Road

The Allahabad High Court has recently raised serious concerns regarding the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) failing to complete the construction of a four-lane road connecting Rae Bareli to Prayagraj, despite the decision being made eight years ago.

A bench of Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice O P Shukla directed the NHAI to expedite the construction work, and the next hearing is scheduled for July 12, 2023.

The court passed this order in response to a pending Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that was registered in 2013, when the High Court took suo-motu cognizance of the matter. After learning from an NHAI affidavit that the decision to build the road was made in 2015, the bench stated, “Ordinarily, the decision to construct a four-lane road taken about eight years ago ought to have been implemented by now. However, the pace of executing of the said decision appears to be slower than expected.”

 

 

Nunnem Gangte

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