Dharamshala, Jan. 11 -- The National Highway authority of India (NHAI) on Sunday assured all possible assistance to the residents of Chalaunthi village in Shimla after cracks were observed in building near the ongoing four-lane construction work on the Shimla bypass.

"It is being conveyed that the acquisition of two nearby buildings is already underway. The compensation amount for one building has been announced, while the acquisition process for the other has been initiated. Furthermore, the project concessionaire had already installed bi-reflex targets for building condition surveys. The project concessionaire has also been instructed to install additional bi-reflex targets on nearby buildings and to continuously monitor their readings...