Delhi-Dehradun Highway: How ‘Swabhiman’ became India’s first China-style ‘nail house’

A house named ‘Swabhiman’ in Mandola village has become India’s version of a ‘nail house,’ obstructing the Rs 13 crore Delhi–Dehradun Expressway. The case is drawing comparisons to China’s famous ‘nail houses'. Discover why this structure remains untouched.

New Delhi: While China has long been famous for its “nail houses”, which are lone structures that stand defiant in the middle of massive highways but now India is also witnessing its own brand of architectural rebellion.

Something similar is on the cards for the new Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, as a single house in Mandola village has stopped the machinery in its tracks. The highway is a project designed to........

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