People in Uttar Pradesh (UP) are happy with the government’s decision to reopen the massive Ganga Expressway project. An ex-prime minister initially suggested the idea in 2007, but it has since run into problems with land acquisition and environmental restrictions. When the Allahabad High Court (HC) instructed the state government to employ the Ministry of Environment’s outstanding licences, the project was abruptly put on hold in May 2009.… Read more