Shimla, Sept. 16 -- Himachal Pradesh Minister Vikramaditya Singh on Tuesday chaired the first meeting of the Special Task Force Committee constituted to resolve priority issues concerning infrastructure projects of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in the state.

The meeting covered a wide range of agenda items crucial to the timely completion of ongoing and upcoming national highway projects. These included land acquisition, tree felling, and forest clearances, as well as environmental concerns such as the dredging of the Beas River, the shifting of utilities, and the identification of dumping sites.

According to a statement issued, Singh said, "Infrastructure develop...