‘Complete acquisition for Gorakhpur link e-way’

LUCKNOW: Chief secretary RK Tiwari has directed the district magistrate concerned to complete the process of land acquisition for the Gorakhpur Link Expressway in Azamgarh district at the earliest.
While reviewing the progress on the project on Thursday, the CS said that the DM should divide the villages where land has to be acquired among officials of the district administration and ask them to acquire land there at the earliest.“The CS has asked for a list of these officials along with the villages to which they have been appointed to be submitted to UPEIDA within the next three days,” said an official.
Meanwhile, the Ambedkarnagar district administration has acquired 97.14% land while in Gorakhpur, 91.42% land has been acquired. The CS said that work should be completed in these districts by July 31.