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CM Orders Gadchiroli Airport Survey, Pushes For Timely Land Acquisition
Nagpur: Chief minister
Devendra Fadnavis
on Thursday ordered an immediate obstacle limitation surface (OLS) survey for the proposed Gadchiroli airport, directing the district collector to submit a detailed proposal.
The instruction came during a high-level review meeting on land acquisition for major infrastructure projects, held in Mumbai.
Fadnavis further instructed the runway at Akola Airport to be extended to 2,400m apart from envisioning a modern, large-scale terminal for the city. He emphasised the need for comprehensive planning for air connectivity in Kolhapur, Karad, Akola, Gadchiroli, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Stressing the need for strict adherence to timelines, Fadnavis said, "No project should stall due to land acquisition delays. All agencies must work in mission mode with quality and structured coordination." He cautioned that delays lead to steep cost escalations and insisted that each agency follow the pre-defined schedule meticulously.
Fadnavis also reviewed the progress of multiple critical projects, including the Nagpur-Gondia, Nagpur-Chandrapur, and Bhandara-Gadchiroli expressways, directing officials to finalise their alignment using the Gati Shakti portal to ensure minimal forest land diversion.
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For the Wardha-Gadchiroli and Wardha-Nanded railway lines, the CM set a 15-day deadline to complete land acquisition.
Fadnavis further instructed that the Virar-Alibaug corridor's Morbe-Karanja section, which passes through mangrove and forest zones, should begin its approval processes immediately, and that administrative clearances should proceed simultaneously to save time. He also asked the finance department to allocate Rs12,000 crore for land acquisition of the Shaktipeeth Expressway.
Other directives included submission of a proposal to integrate the Wadhwan-Igatpuri expressway under the Sagarmala scheme, and completion of the Selu land acquisition in Parbhani district for the Jalna-Nanded expressway within 15 days.
The CM also called for provision of Rs53,354 crore for land acquisition related to 11 major infrastructure projects across the state.
Top bureaucrats present included Revenue ACS Rajesh Kumar, PWD ACS Manisha Mhaiskar, Forest ACS Milind Mhaiskar, Transport and Ports ACS Sanjay Sethi, Finance ACS OP Gupta, Urban Development ACS Aseemkumar Gupta, and MSRDC MD Anil Gaikwad.
