The project requires acquisition of 4.99 hectares of land, costing around ₹28 crore. The land belongs to about 130 farmers from Jaganpur, Murshadpur and Jaganpur Doab villages. Nearly 85% of the required land belongs to farmers from Jaganpur, and about Rs 25 crore has already been distributed to them.
However, compensation for farmers in the remaining villages is still pending. Due to shortage of funds, only about 70% of land acquisition has been completed so far. Until the remaining land is secured, full construction cannot proceed.
Project design and cost details
The Manjhawali Bridge will be connected through a five-kilometre road in Gautam Buddh Nagar. Out of this:
- 1.7 km new road will be constructed
- The new road will be 45 metres wide and four lanes
- Around 1 km of existing road will be widened to 10 metres
- Nearly 2 km of road will be repaired
The total project cost is estimated at Rs 66 crore.