Road transport and highways ministry has put the plan to create a separate authority for building expressways on the back burner fearing opposition from state governments on the issue of acquisition of land and its commercial exploitation.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/creation-expressway-authority-deferred-land-acquiring-issues
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-shipping-road-transport-and-highways
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-acquisition
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-highways-authority-india-nhai
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-pradesh