On Monday, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis brought cheer to many by announcing infrastructure projects worth Rs 52,000 crore, all of which he aims to see through by 2019.
Whether he will achieve this ambitious feat is another matter altogether, however, especially going by the state’s past record: even major projects like the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) and the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) have been in the pipeline for at least a decade, repeatedly missing deadlines, leading to ever escalating costs.
Following on the heels of the CM’s ambitious announcement, mid-day tracks four key infra projects in Navi Mumbai that have languished for years and missed deadlines — the airport, MTHL, and the Navi Mumbai Metro. Although all these projects were declared years ago, they are all far from completion. In fact, work has not even begun on the first three. Take the mega project of the airport, for instance. The project was first proposed in 1998, and for as long as anyone can remember, the site has been marked out by a massive signboard, even though the authorities are yet to acquire the entire stretch of land.
The 2014 deadline is long gone, but the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has not even begun pre-development work such as levelling the ground, cutting the hillocks, and reclaiming the marsh lands.
02/12/15 Mid Day
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Whether he will achieve this ambitious feat is another matter altogether, however, especially going by the state’s past record: even major projects like the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) and the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) have been in the pipeline for at least a decade, repeatedly missing deadlines, leading to ever escalating costs.
Following on the heels of the CM’s ambitious announcement, mid-day tracks four key infra projects in Navi Mumbai that have languished for years and missed deadlines — the airport, MTHL, and the Navi Mumbai Metro. Although all these projects were declared years ago, they are all far from completion. In fact, work has not even begun on the first three. Take the mega project of the airport, for instance. The project was first proposed in 1998, and for as long as anyone can remember, the site has been marked out by a massive signboard, even though the authorities are yet to acquire the entire stretch of land.
The 2014 deadline is long gone, but the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has not even begun pre-development work such as levelling the ground, cutting the hillocks, and reclaiming the marsh lands.
02/12/15 Mid Day
