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Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Gadkari slams delays, pushes for speedy execution of civic projects
Nagpur: With major civic projects like Sokta Bhavan commercial complex drawing zero bids despite two rounds of tendering, Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday criticised officials over delays caused by poor coordination and waning private sector interest. Reviewing a slew of stalled infrastructure works, he called for urgent measures to rebuild investor trust and fast-track execution of projects stuck due to red tape, land disputes, and agency overlaps. During a review meeting, Gadkari instructed the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to immediately begin work on the Rs56 crore Pardi commercial market, stressing that the civic body already owns the required land. However, the adjacent vegetable and mutton market project at the same site remains in limbo, as land transfer from the state govt is pending. Originally assigned to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) a decade ago, the agency withdrew after receiving Rs40 crore from the Centre. NMC will now take it up under a design, build and finance model. Municipal commissioner Abhijeet Chaudhari, MSIDC managing director Brijesh Dixit, senior officials from NHAI among others attended the meeting. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với mức chênh lệch giá thấp nhất IC Markets Đăng ký Undo Gadkari also gave fresh impetus to the long-pending Kachipura redevelopment, where 65.95 acre land belonging to Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV) is encroached upon by slums, garages, and eateries. Although the matter is pending before the high court, there is no stay on development. Gadkari proposed building a commercial complex on the land and directed the Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation (MSIDC) to prepare a detailed plan. He approved MSIDC's involvement in developing the Kamal Talkies vegetable market, earlier part of NHAI's Indora-Dighori flyover package but now to be taken up independently. The minister also reviewed redevelopment plans for Cotton Market, Dik Dawakhana, and other projects under MSIDC's purview, urging officials to resolve technical hurdles and expedite tenders. Highlighting the lack of private participation, Gadkari cited the Sokta Bhavan project where not a single bidder came forward despite two tenders. Now, in a bid to salvage the situation, NMC slashed the base price of the Sokta Bhavan project by 11% (from Rs144 crore to Rs128 crore) and floated a fresh tender to revive developer interest. Gadkari emphasised that such cases reflect a larger crisis of confidence among builders, stemming from fears of delayed clearances and poor returns. To counter this, Gadkari proposed a dedicated workshop in the next 15–30 days where NMC and MSIDC will showcase all upcoming public-private partnership (PPP) and construction projects. He is expected to address the developers personally to assure them of transparency and govt backing. "These are not isolated projects — they involve overlapping roles of NMC, MSIDC, and NHAI. That's why such coordination meetings are essential," said an official present at the review, adding that unresolved land issues, funding gaps, and bureaucratic delays have stalled even previously sanctioned works. Gadkari urged officials to compile and present all project details in a transparent manner and hold departments accountable for delays. He stressed that unless coordination improves and confidence is restored among private players, urban infrastructure development in Nagpur will continue to face bottlenecks.
Time of India
15-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Scheme roads in Coimbatore to get fresh push
Coimbatore: The city corporation has begun work to evaluate the status of scheme roads planned in its limits over the past three decades and revive those proposals. Scheme roads serve as a link connecting arterial roads such as Avinashi Road, Sathyamangalam Road, Mettupalayam Road and Trichy Road. Some of the important scheme roads proposed years ago but are yet to get approval are a 30ft road from Aishwarya Nagar to Marudhamalai Road, a 60ft road from Saravanampatty to Thudiyalur via Meenakshi Nagar and Anna Nagar, a 40ft road from Fun Mall to Sowripalayam, an 80ft road from Vilankurichi to Codissia and another one from Chinnavedampatti to Thudiyalur. A proposal for seven such scheme roads at a cost of Rs144 crores was sent to the state govt in 2021. However, none of these roads have been granted approvals. Now, the city corporation has sent a reminder letter, seeking funds for the three roads in the first phase - Rs12 crore for the scheme road from Aishwarya Nagar to Maruthamalai Road, Rs4 crore for the one from Thudiyalur Main Road to Anna Nagar via Meenakshi Nagar and Rs3 crore for Thenvadal Project Road. The corporation is awaiting allocation of funds from the local planning authority and the state govt. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software [Click Here] Esseps Learn More Undo Commenting on the need for scheme roads, activist S P Thiyagarajan told TOI, "The city has planned nearly 300 scheme roads since 1994. If these were executed immediately after they were planned, the land acquisition would have been simpler and cost effective. Now, land acquisition will cost a lot." A resident of Cooperative Colony at Vilankurichi said the Codissia to Vilankurichi Road was an important one. "Many people from Gandhipuram, FCI Road and Thaneerpandal Road would benefit, as this will offer easy access to Avinashi Road. This was announced in 2010, but a private school functioning on this road had obtained a stay against the development. While the Madras high court had quashed the stay order in 2018, there is no significant progress yet. " Developing the Vilankurichi-Codissia road will ease the traffic movement within the city. Also, the road would spur economic activity. Delay in creating a link road has kept this location away from economic growth. Though companies are approaching for office spaces in Hope College and Peelamedu areas, not many come up to set up their establishments along this route due to the lack of accessibility. Meanwhile, corporation commissioner M Sivaguru Prabhakaran stated that the second master plan had excluded the scheme roads. "We have requested the state authorities to include those roads. We are also requesting allocation of funds. Once the funds are sanctioned, the work will begin immediately."
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
No response to NMC redevelopment projects, Gadkari urges NIT to take over
Nagpur: In a blow to its asset monetisation plans, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) failed to attract even a single bidder for the redevelopment of two prime properties — Sokhta Bhavan and Cotton Market fire station — despite repeated tendering efforts. Now, city MP and Union minister Nitin Gadkari has recommended that the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) takes over the Cotton Market project to fast-track its revival. In a bid to salvage the situation, NMC slashed the base price of Sokhta Bhavan project by 11% (from Rs144 crore to Rs128 crore), and is preparing to float fresh tenders to revive developer interest. Despite invitations issued on November 27, 2024, and again on January 10, 2025, the project — located on a sprawling 28,922sqm plot at Gandhibagh — received no response from developers. The plan envisions a G+14 multi-level commercial complex with a total built-up area of 3,48,617sqm. Consequently, NMC's high-level policy committee intervened and approved an 11% reduction in the base value to make the project more financially appealing. A fresh tender is now being readied by the project department. The Sokhta Bhavan setback underlines the wider challenges NMC faces in its attempts to generate revenue through the redevelopment of old properties in high-value areas. Officials admitted developers found the project's earlier valuation unattractive, given the massive upfront investment, construction complexities, and the ongoing real estate sector slowdown. The repeated failures raised serious concerns about the civic body's dependency on private players to infuse new life into ageing city properties. NMC faced a similar situation in its Cotton Market fire station (Ganeshpeth) redevelopment project — pitched as the city's first integrated fire station-commercial complex. The Rs62 crore plan, spread over 2,589.7sqm, proposes a ground-floor fire station, administrative offices on the first floor, and a commercial complex across six upper floors to rehabilitate 30 displaced shopkeepers. Yet, here too, no bids were received. On April 19, Gadkari stepped in, suggesting the NMC hand over such critical redevelopment projects to NIT, hinting at the civic body's struggle to deliver. Both projects were structured under the design, build, finance, operate, and sale (DBFOS) model, with a commercial rate of Rs14,051 per sqm. While the Sokhta Bhavan proposal included two basement levels for parking to ease congestion in Gandhibagh, concerns surfaced about the reduced space for fire tenders — from four bays to just three — leading to a review by the NMC fire department.
