Mumbai, 01 Oct

(HS): Maharashtra Chief Minister

Devendra Fadnavis cleared the proposal of a four-lane cement concrete highway connecting

Nagpur and Chandrapur. The proposal for a 204 km road from Nagpur to Chandrapur

and Mul was cleared during a meeting at the CM’s official residence, Varsha, in

Mumbai. He also directed the authorities to prepare a detailed report for the

road construction.

While planning

and executing any road work, an ecosystem should be considered. The

Nagpur-Chandrapur road will be further extended to Navegaon More and Surhagad

Steel Project. Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, Medical

Education Minister Hasan Mushrif, and Chief Secretary Rajesh Kumar were present

in the meeting.

Fadnavis also

instructed to follow the time schedule for completing the developmental

projects to prevent escalation of cost. Presently, developmental works worth Rs

10 lakh crore are in progress. On completion of these projects, the economy will

get a boost.

The works on providing

basic facilities should be uploaded on the Gatishakti portal. A notification to

this effect will be issued soon. The projects should be planned keeping in mind

the possible difficulties in the future.

The Maharashtra State

Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) should form different sections for

effective operations and procure human resources through outsourcing. He also

issued instructions to avoid irregularities to prevent bills from being paid. The

bills should be verified using modern technology.

Fadnavis said

that 16 restrooms are being constructed on the Samruddhi Mahamarg, four of

which should be developed for tourists. MSRDC may appoint an advisor for the

purpose.

East Vidarbha

Development Projects: 1. Nagpur-Chandrapur 204 km cement road and 11 km

extension, Land acquisition cost – Rs 2353.39 crore.

2. Nagpur-Gondia

162 km 4-lane expressway. Land acquisition and permission cost – Rs 18,539

crore.

3.

Bhandara-Gadchiroli 4-lane Expressway, 94 km. Estimated Cost 10,298 crore.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar