Work on the first phase of the capital city project costing over Rs 51,000 crore has come to a grinding halt following instructions from the new government. “We are awaiting clarity from the government on the resumption of capital city works. The previous government had acquired 34,075 acres under land pooling system from 28,148 farmers, small and big, in 29 villages. The government has spent around Rs 10,000 crore on the capital city so far, though work worth nearly Rs 16,000 crore is in various stages of construction. “We have got just Rs 1500 crore from the Centre and another Rs 1200 crore from HUDCO.

Source: Hindustan Times July 17, 2019 14:37 UTC