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Haryana Minister Krishan Lal Panwar Stops Demolition in Saudapur
- •Villagers in Saudapur stopped Cabinet Minister Krishan Lal Panwar's convoy to protest the marking and demolition of their shops and houses for the Jind-Panipat road widening project.
- •After listening to the villagers' grievances, the minister immediately ordered the concerned department to halt the demolition action for the time being.
- •Minister Krishan Lal Panwar assured that not a single brick of the shops would be broken and the road would instead be constructed over the drain.
- •The government has approved Rs 184 crore for the highway project, and locals expressed immense relief after the minister intervened to protect their livelihoods.
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Villagers stopped Minister Krishan Lal Panwar's convoy to voice their concerns about the marking and impending demolition of their shops and houses for the Jind-Panipat road widening project. After listening to their plight, the minister ordered the PWD department to halt the demolition action for the time being.
Minister Krishan Lal Panwar stated that the government has approved Rs 184 crore to build a highway over the drain for Saudapur. He assured villagers that not a single brick of their shops would be broken and the road construction would not disturb local livelihoods.
The PWD department had marked the front of the shops and houses for demolition by about 1 to 3 feet to facilitate the proposed four-lane road project on the Panipat-Jind route.
