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Land acquisition likely to delay regional rapid transit system project

The NHAI had asked the NCRTC to use the railways ROW from Delhi to Panipat, which also covers stations at Gannaur and Samalkha in Haryana

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Megha Manchanda New Delhi
Implementation of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project, connecting Delhi to the greater National Capital Region (NCR) might take longer than expected due to delay in land acquisition.
 
National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), a joint sector company of the Centre and Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh state governments, will be implementing the RRTS project across the NCR.
 
The project, which comes under the ministry of housing & urban affairs, is facing problems in acquiring land for right of way (ROW). ROW is a legal right, established by usage or grant, to pass along a specific