MSRDC to complete land acquisition for key infra projects by year-end

Time of India

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Pune: The state govt will disburse Rs17,000 crore to acquire land linked to major infrastructure projects being implemented by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC)
On Thursday, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis held a high-level meeting with senior bureaucrats and MSRDC officials.
He directed them to expedite land acquisition across multiple big-ticket projects and ensure no delays occur because of administrative bottlenecks.
Nine critical MSRDC-led projects — including expressways and multimodal corridors — were reviewed.
The govt aims to complete all land acquisition for listed projects by the end of the year, paving the way for timely execution and seamless infrastructure development across the state.
Vice-chairman and managing director of MSRDC Anilkumar Gaikwad told TOI that land acquisition for the Pune Ring Road and the Jalna–Nanded expressway is nearing completion. "For the remaining projects — such as the multimodal Virar–Alibaug expressway, the Shaktipeeth expressway, three major roads in Vidarbha and the Navgaon–Morgaon and Vadhwan–Samruddhi connectors — land measurement is underway. All this is part of the acquisition process," he said.
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Gaikwad said the state govt has approved Rs36,000 crore to acquire land and the additional Rs17,000 crore will be cleared in phases as the process progresses. "The CM has made it clear that acquisition delays will escalate project costs and should be avoided," he said.
Of the Rs36,000 crore approved — Rs 9,000 crore is allocated to the Pune Ring Road, Rs2,140 crore to Jalna–Nanded expressway and Rs22,000 crore to the Virar–Alibaug multimodal corridor.
The CM also stressed the importance of determining the implementation model — whether via Public-Private Partnership or Build-Operate-Transfer — once land acquisition is complete.
Land measurement for Shaktipeeth expressway is complete in 86 of the 300 villages involved, with joint measurement expected to finish by Aug. The expressway, dubbed the Golden Triangle, will connect key religious and economic zones across Nagpur, Mumbai and Goa.
"It will enhance north-to-east connectivity and function as a pilgrim circuit," said a senior MSRDC official.
Fadnavis directed that the Shaktipeeth expressway plan be finalised with minimal impact on forest land. He instructed the finance department to release Rs12,000 crore for land acquisition and ordered the forest department to begin the process of obtaining necessary clearances — particularly for the ecologically sensitive Morbe to Karanja section of the Virar–Alibaug corridor — without delaying parallel administrative work.
The CM said the Vadhwan–Igatpuri expressway plan should be finalised.
In Vidarbha, plans for the Bhandara–Gadchiroli, Nagpur–Chandrapur and Nagpur–Gondiya expressways are to be finalised on priority. Other key infrastructure projects discussed included the Navegaon (Mor)–Surjagad mineral corridor, as well as the Wardha–Nanded and Vadsa–Gadchiroli railway projects. The meeting also reviewed land acquisition for proposed airports at Kolhapur, Karad, Akola, Gadchiroli and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Fadnavis said, "Agencies must work on mission mode. Land acquisition should begin immediately and officials must follow the defined timelines strictly."