On 7th Dec 2020, The All India Congress Committee files an Application under RTI seeking information against the Public Authorities for the damage at National Highway during Farmers Protest.

Specific details of the Information are as follows:

  1. The procedure for the demolition of any part of a National Highway to maintain public order.
  2. The procedure for obtaining legal permission to gig trenches on National Highway.
  3. The procedure for collection of damages and fines in case a national highway is damaged without any permission obtained from requisite authorities.
  4. The Penal provisions and details of fines to be imposed on a person who has without requisite permission demolished any part of National Highway.
  5. Whether a public Authority can, without obtaining necessary permission from the National Highway Authority of India demolish or damage any part of a National Highway.
  6. What action has been taken against the public authorities who damaged the National Highway at various places in Haryana between Ambala to Singhu Border Sonipat, Haryana between 23.11.2020-01.12.2020.
  7. What action has been taken against the public authorities who damaged the National Highway at various places in Haryana between Hisar to Tikri Border Bahadurgarh, Haryana between 23.11.2020 - 01.12.2020.
  8. Whether any permission was obtained by the public Authorities for blocking, damaging, digging trenches, and destroying the National Highway at various places between Ambala and Singhu Border, Sonipat and between Hisar and Tikri Border, Bahadurgarh, Haryana between 23.11.2020-01.12.2020
  9. Whether any fee, fines or damages has been imposed on any person for blocking, damaging, digging trenches and destroying the National Highway at various places between Ambala and Singhu border, Sonipat between Hisar and Tikri Border, Bahadurgarh, Haryana between 23.11.2020 – 01.12.2020.
  10. Whether any complaint has been initiated by NHAI for blocking, damaging, digging trenches and destroying the National Highway at various places between Ambala and Singhu border, Sonipat between Hisar and Tikri Border, Bahadurgarh, Haryana between 23.11.2020 – 01.12.2020.

 

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Rishab Bhandari