Actor Anushka Sharma's promise of a shelter for animals will finally see the light of day. The project, caught in red tape for three long years because the land acquired for it in Dahagaon village of Shahpur taluka, is agricultural, recently received the all-clear from the Thane Collector's office. Even though Anushka had announced plans for the shelter on her birthday in May last year, work on it had already begun in September 2016, when her family had acquired the five acres of land for Rs 4 crore.

The land is in the name of Anushka's mother, Ashima Sharma, according to papers available with this paper, as she holds a farmer's certificate. As per Indian laws , only farmers can buy agricultural land anywhere in the country. The project hit several roadblocks after the family wanted to convert it from agricultural to non-agricultural.