This is the third extension sought by the group and is expected to be considered at the next meeting of the board of approvals on special economic zones, chaired by Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar at a meeting scheduled Aug 11, officials said.

'Reliance has sought two years for the completion of the process. The project will come up. The delay has been due to the economic meltdown,' Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had told IANS here.

'We understand the problem is due to the economic meltdown. This will be overcome in some time,' the chief minister added, virtually recommending the grant of extension to the central government's commerce and industry ministry.

But Chautala accused the Hooda government of acting like a property broker for the land mafia and big business houses and allowing acquisition of fertile farm land from villagers.

Arguing that the Hooda government had not come up with a white paper on the SEZ fiasco, he added: 'Many of the SEZs are non-existent and non-traceable according to the state's industry department. No construction except barbed wires fencing has been done in the SEZs.'