Taking stock of the projects, the road transport and highways minister was informed that in 23 cases, the appointed date is beyond schedule, an official said.
"Finding that the delays were on account of land acquisition and regulatory hurdles like forest clearance, the minister asked the officials concerned to expedite these on a war footing," the official added.
The delayed projects pertain to Dehradun, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar, Ranchi, Gandhinagar, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Shimla and Patna.