Ajit Pawar visits Hinjewadi to inspect civic issues, tells officials to act tough against those who stop land acquisition
Pawar reached Hinjewadi by around 6.30 am and was accompanied by scores of officials from Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA), Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), police and district authorities.
After visiting a few spots, Pawar directed the officials to act tough against those who stop land acquisition for widening roads. 'Don't listen to anyone. Straightaway, file a case. If anyone is obstructing government work, take action against them,' Pawar said.
Pawar said, 'If citizens lose their own land, the government will provide them with transferable development rights (TDR). We will ensure that they do not suffer loss.'
Ajit Pawar told the officials not to keep the road narrow. 'Widen them, make them four lane…The traffic flow should not be affected,' he said.
He also pulled up Metro officials over the construction of a ramp, which was affecting the traffic flow. He also expressed his resentment over the construction of buildings on water streams.
The Hinjewadi IT hub has seen public anger over waterlogging and daily traffic jams on the roads. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Thursday held a meeting of top officials and stakeholders, and announced the setting up of a 'single-point authority' headed by the divisional commissioner to look into the issue. PMRDA to take initiative for land acquisition, convert Laxmi Chowk bridge into a six-lane structure, MIDC to complete the road widening project, and Metro administration to ensure adequate parking provisions were some of Fadnavis's directives.
At the meeting held at Vidhan Bhavan, Ajit Pawar, BJP MLAs Mahesh Landge, Shankar Jagtap, and Shankar Mandekar, PCMC and PMC commissioners, district collector, PMRDA commissioners, MIDC officials, representatives from the IT Forum and the Society Federation were present.
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