Although the Election Commission has not declared elections in Maharashtra, the rules may be revealed after the results of the Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir elections. However, the Central Government has approved projects in two cities of Maharashtra. Yes, on Friday the Union Cabinet gave approximately Rs 30,000 crore to 3 cities. Out of which two are from Maharashtra. In fact, major metro projects have been approved in Bengaluru, Thane and Pune.
Briefing reporters after the Cabinet meeting, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that these major projects will augment urban infrastructure in these cities. All three projects are expected to be completed by 2029. In addition to these metro projects, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the development of two new civil enclaves at Bagdagora Airport (West Bengal) and Bihta (Bihar).
Both will be developed at a combined cost of about Rs 3,000 crore. Giving information, Union Minister Vaishnav said that before 2014, only five cities had metro but today 21 cities have metro facilities. He said that since the government recently assumed office, infrastructure projects worth over Rs 2 lakh crore have been approved.
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31-station project in Bangalore
The cabinet decision to develop two corridors of phase 3 of the Bengaluru metro rail project will put a burden of Rs 15,611 crore on the exchequer. It will develop two corridors of 44.65 kilometres (km) with 31 stations, according to an official release. An official release said that after the third phase is completed, Bengaluru city will have a metro rail network of 220.20 km.
22 stations to be built in Thane
The new Thane corridor, 29 km long, will run along the perimeter of the western part of the city with 22 stations. A second statement said the network will be built between the Ulhas River on one side and the Sanjay Gandhi National Park on the other. [एसजीएनपी] It is surrounded by. The cost of this project will be Rs 12,200 crore. The statement said that the funds will be generated through innovative financing methods such as station naming and sale of access rights for businesses, asset monetisation and value capture financing routes.
This amount will be spent on Pune Metro
The Cabinet has approved another Maharashtra Metro project. The cost of which is Rs 2,954.53 crore. This project is actually an extension of the Pune Metro Phase 1. According to the statement, this new extension will span 5.46 km and will include three underground stations, connecting important areas like Market Yard, Bibwewadi, Balaji Nagar and Katraj.
Two civil enclaves will be built
On the other hand, a new civil enclave will be developed at Bagdogra airport at a cost of Rs 1,549 crore while a new civil enclave will be constructed at Bihta at a cost of Rs 1,413 crore. According to an official release, the terminal building will be constructed on an area of ​​70,390 sq m under the new civil enclave at Bagdogra airport. Its capacity will be to handle 3,000 passengers per hour while its annual capacity will be to handle one million passengers.
Apart from this, a new civil enclave will be developed at Bihta, Bihar at a cost of Rs 1,413 crore. The new integrated terminal building at Bihta will be spread over an area of ​​66,000 sq m. It will be equipped with a capacity to handle 3,000 passengers per hour while its annual capacity will be to handle 50 lakh passengers. However, if required, the capacity of the Bihta terminal can be increased to one million passengers per annum. There are currently 157 operational airports in the country and it is one of the fastest growing civil aviation markets.
