Desi Jugaad: Instead of Demolishing, Punjab Farmer to ‘Shift’ His House 500 Feet Away For Expressway Construction | Watch

Instead of demolishing the house, Sukhi decided to shift the house's location. He has already managed to move the house 250 feet.

Sangrur: In a rather interesting news, a farmer in Punjab is moving his 2-storey house 500 feet away from its current location to make way for an expressway construction. Yes, you read it right! In an attempt to move an entire house, Sukhwinder Singh Sukhi is ‘shifting’ his 2-storey house 500 feet away from its current location to make way for the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway. Sukhi was offered compensation by the Punjab government to remove the structure but he denied the offer. He then thought of a unique ‘ desi jugaad’ and decided to shift the whole house to another place instead of demolishing it. Wheels have been attached to the house to drag it away from the field.

A farmer in Punjab’s Sangrur is moving his 2-storey house 500 feet away from its existing place

Notably, his house was built on his field in Roshanwala village in Sangrur. Sukhwinder spent around Rs 1.5 crore to build the house. The house has been moved by 250 feet as of yet. “I am shifting this house as it was coming in the way of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway. I was offered compensation but didn’t want to build another house. I have spent around Rs 1.5 Crore to build it. Right now it’s been moved by 250 feet,” farmer Sukhwinder Singh Sukhi said.

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#WATCH | A farmer in Punjab’s Sangrur is moving his 2-storey house 500 feet away from its existing place pic.twitter.com/nrQoQhM0vO

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According to the Tribune, a private contractor has been hired to move the house. The total cost to move it will be around Rs 50 lakh, and the project will take 2 more months to complete. Pardeep Singh of nearby Krishanpura village told The Tribune, “Earlier, we had seen people increasing the height of their houses, but this is for the first time that house has been moved 500 feet away from the original construction spot.”

The expressway is being constructed under the centre’s Bharatmala project, aimed at reducing travel time. It will pass through Haryana, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.