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Time of India
13-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Give land voluntarily for Shaktipeeth, get 25% bonus, says Kshirsagar
Kolhapur: Farmers who voluntarily give up their land for the Shaktipeeth expressway will receive an additional bonus of 25% of the land price, said state planning commission chairman Rajesh Kshirsagar on Saturday evening in Kolhapur. He said farmers will receive two-and-a-half times the land cost, and district collectors will be given the authority to fix the price. Approximately 46,000 hectares of land will be acquired for the Nagpur-Goa Shaktipeeth expressway. In Kolhapur district alone, 5,300 acres will be acquired. "We met officials of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), the implementing authority for the Shaktipeeth expressway, a couple of days ago. The panel under the district collector will be set up to find a mean of the ready reckoner and market price of the land to compensate the farmers. The base price will be two-and-a-half times the mean cost, and above that, the farmer will receive an additional 25% as a reward for voluntarily giving up their land. Recently, the state cabinet approved Rs 11,700 crore for land acquisition in 12 districts. Govt has agreed to increase the amount for land acquisition if required," said Kshirsagar. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Is it legal? How to get Internet without paying a subscription? Techno Mag Learn More Undo Kshirsagar, who is also a Shiv Sena MLA, said the bridges will be constructed using pillars so that the floodwater could pass easily and not be obstructed. Also, the road width would not exceed 110 metres. "The actual cost of construction is around Rs 51,000 crore. The rest is the interest on the loans, environmental compensation, and land acquisition, which in total takes the project cost to Rs 86,000 crore," added the MLA. Meanwhile, the anti-Shaktipeeth expressway forum challenged anyone supporting the highway to show that their land was in the way of the highway after Kshirsagar claimed that 35 farmers have submitted their 7/12 extracts for land acquisition. Raju Shetti, of the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, said, "The MLA took 35 people with him to show support for the road project. Some of these people don't have land that will be affected by the project. There are more than 10,000 farmers who will be affected by the project, and showing support from a mere 35 farmers is a clear failure on the part of govt and those supporting the destructive project."
Time of India
19-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Tender floated for convention centre: PWD
Kolhapur: The state Public Works Department (PWD) has invited tenders to appoint a Project Management Consultancy for the proposed International Convention Centre in Kolhapur. The selected firm will be paid Rs2.96 crore to oversee construction and ensure completion within 30 months. T he centre will come up on government land near Rajaram Lake, accessible via both the new and old Pune-Bengaluru highways. Spread over 2 lakh sq m, with a built-up area of one lakh sq ft, the facility will include an auditorium, banquet hall, art gallery, amphitheatre, cafeteria, and seating for 2,000 people. The project cost is estimated at Rs252 crore, with Rs50 crore already sanctioned by the state in Jan. Shiv Sena MLA Rajesh Kshirsagar said, "The construction of the centre will be completed before the set deadline. It will help various associations and corporate companies to hold their meetings and functions."
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Ministerial level meeting to be held to resolve Sewa hospital expansion issues
Kolhapur: Nearly one lakh citizens from Kasba Bawda to Shiye rural area depend on the services of Sewa Hospital. Therefore, this hospital should be equipped for patient services. A meeting will be organised at the ministerial level soon for construction of planned departments and buildings of Sewa Hospital, said state planning commission head Rajesh Kshirsagar on Monday evening. Kshirsagar visited Sewa Hospital in Kasba Bawda to review its functioning, problems, and patient services. In a meeting organised on the occasion, he took stock of the problems of the citizens and also gave suggestions to the officials to improve patient service. Deputy director Kolhapur Board Dr. Dilip Mane, District Surgeon Dr. Supriya Deshmukh, Medical Superintendent Sewa Hospital Dr. Neelima Patil, Kolhapur Municipal Corporation Deputy Commissioner N. S. Patil, Health Officer Dr. Prakash Pawara, and other officials were present. Deputy director for Kolhapur Division Dr. Dilip Mane informed the meeting that permission from KMC is required for the construction of the planned building for women, civil, and critical care unit departments, and this permission is not being given due to the buffer zone. Mane added that if this department is implemented in the hospital, the number of hospital beds, which is currently 50, can be increased to about 250. A proposal for the same has already been sent. KMC officer N. S. Patil said that the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has created a buffer zone up to a distance of 500 meters around the Zoom project located in the Line Bazaar area, and it has been decided not to give permission for the construction of new buildings in this zone. Speaking on this, State Planning Commission head Rajesh Kshirsagar said, "Hospital is an essential service. The building to be constructed will be used for health services. The construction of the said buildings will be at the end of the buffer zone, and for this, a meeting will be organised at the ministry level to relax the conditions of the MPCB and take permission as a special matter."
Time of India
25-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
963cr granted for flood-control measures in Kolhapur & Sangli
Kolhapur: The Maharashtra Resilient Development Programme (MRDP), a World Bank-funded initiative for flood management in the Krishna-Bhima river basins, has received administrative approval of Rs 963 crore from the state revenue department, said Rajesh Kshirsagar, Shiv Sena MLA and executive president of the State Planning Commission. At a recent event in Ichalkaranji, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that MRDP tenders would be issued within a fortnight. Kshirsagar, who is also the vice-chairman of Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA), announced on Sunday that the MRDP implementation would take place in two stages, with the latter phase focusing on redirecting floodwater to Marathwada and drought-affected regions. "The MRDP project took concrete shape when Eknath Shinde was the CM. The funding comprises 70% from the World Bank and 30% from state govt. The first phase, for which administrative approval has been given, includes improving drainage systems in municipal areas, increasing the depth and width of rivers and streams through the water resources department, desilting, and converting the automated gates of Radhanagari dam to manual operation," said Kshirsagar. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo World Bank officials visited Kolhapur, Ichalkaranji, and Sangli Miraj Kupwad municipal corporations, inspecting flood-prone areas and assessing preparedness measures. They also inspected the Radhanagari dam featuring automatic gates that operate at 100% capacity. "Currently, administrative approval has been granted for works worth approximately Rs 963 crore, including setting up drainage systems in municipal areas, appointing consultants, and establishing project management and technical consultancy units for the project implementation unit," said Kshirsagar. Kolhapur: The Maharashtra Resilient Development Programme (MRDP), a World Bank-funded initiative for flood management in the Krishna-Bhima river basins, has received administrative approval of Rs 963 crore from the state revenue department, said Rajesh Kshirsagar, Shiv Sena MLA and executive president of the State Planning Commission. At a recent event in Ichalkaranji, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that MRDP tenders would be issued within a fortnight. Kshirsagar, who is also the vice-chairman of Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA), announced on Sunday that the MRDP implementation would take place in two stages, with the latter phase focusing on redirecting floodwater to Marathwada and drought-affected regions. "The MRDP project took concrete shape when Eknath Shinde was the CM. The funding comprises 70% from the World Bank and 30% from state govt. The first phase, for which administrative approval has been given, includes improving drainage systems in municipal areas, increasing the depth and width of rivers and streams through the water resources department, desilting, and converting the automated gates of Radhanagari dam to manual operation," said Kshirsagar. World Bank officials visited Kolhapur, Ichalkaranji, and Sangli Miraj Kupwad municipal corporations, inspecting flood-prone areas and assessing preparedness measures. They also inspected the Radhanagari dam featuring automatic gates that operate at 100% capacity. "Currently, administrative approval has been granted for works worth approximately Rs 963 crore, including setting up drainage systems in municipal areas, appointing consultants, and establishing project management and technical consultancy units for the project implementation unit," said Kshirsagar.
