Delhi-Dehradun Expressway not fully operational yet? How one 1,600 sq m house is blocking the ₹12,000 crore connectivity project
Even after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway on April 14, 2026, a small two-storey house named “Swabhiman” in Loni’s Mandola village continues to block a key exit ramp. A lone watchman guards the house day and night while …
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Even after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway on April 14, 2026, a small two-storey house named “Swabhiman” in Loni’s Mandola village continues to block a key exit ramp. A lone watchman guards the house day and night while …
Even after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway on April 14, 2026, one small two-storey house in Lonis Mandola village near Ghaziabad continues to stand defiantly in…
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