Min Samant assures infra push, steady power supply in city's industrial corridors
Pune: Maharashtra industries minister Uday Samant on Thursday said the govt is working on to resolve power supply issues, infrastructural challenges and security problems in industrial and technology hubs in the city.
Samant, while talking during a meeting with industries representatives on Thursday, directed the power utility to immediately formulate a solution to rectify frequent power related issues during the monsoon.
In an elaborated post on social media platform X, Samant directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to initiate works of up to Rs1,000 crore in Chakan, Pimpri Chinchwad, Talegaon industrial areas and the IT park in Hinjewadi.
The govt has issued work orders worth Rs450 crore to solve the power supply problem by the next year. The tender process for projects of up to Rs650 crore was under way, he wrote.
For the Chakan industrial area, he said the work on roads from Nashik Phata to Khed junction and Talegaon-Chakan-Shikrapur would start in Feb on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis. The govt has also facilitated the allocation of eight acres of land for a 350-bed super speciality hospital for workers and restrooms for women workers.
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He directed the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) officials to conduct a survey to gauge availability of land for MSMEs as a separate cluster.
"The plan is to accommodate 1,000 to 1,200 MSMEs at a single place as a cluster in each MIDC. Industries seeking land in such a cluster will have to follow the process, but they will be allotted the required land by MIDC. A decision will be taken after discussing the matter with the chief minister, deputy chief minister and the guardian minister," Samant said.
For improving traffic flow and reduce accident, he said the police department would be issued three cranes in addition to premises for a new police station. He added that the govt will install 350 to 400 CCTV cameras in the Chakan industrial area for improved security, especially for workers returning from late shifts. Samant also issued survey orders for two to three new terminals in Chakan for robust logistics movement.
The MIDC approved a road widening project worth Rs 762 crore in Hinjewadi. The work is expected to start in three to four months through the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA), Samant said.
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