CM reviews crucial infra projects in ‘war room' meet
Mumbai: CM
Devendra Fadnavis
directed the use of modern technology to conduct an accurate survey of projects like Dharavi. He held a review on Monday of 15 new infrastructure projects, along with resolving 31 problems of 18 other projects that were discussed at a previous meeting where 71 problems were identified.
New projects from Mumbai, Vidarbha, Marathwada, and Western Maharashtra were reviewed, including Mumbai Metro Line 2B (DN Nagar to Mandala), Metro Line 4 (Wadala to Kasarwadavali), Metro Line 5 (Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan), Orange Gate to Marine Drive Tunnel Project, and Borivali to Thane Link Tunnel Project, among others.
Fadnavis directed land acquisition process be expedited and that forest and environmental permissions be obtained, besides preparing a zonal master plan for ecologically sensitive zones. He directed that decisions regarding forest land affecting the
Vadhavan Port project
be taken at the earliest. tnn
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