City's Multi-Modal Transport Hub Gets Green Light, State Clears Land-Use Change Near Station
The project, intended to integrate bus, Metro, rail, and commercial services, now gained traction with the official conversion of key land parcels from public and institutional use into commercial zone.
The decision was notified by the urban development department on July 28 and disclosed to the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court on Thursday. During the hearing, Justices Mukulika Jawalkar and Praveen Patil were informed that the land earmarked for the Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh state road transport corporations, along with a portion occupied by Nehru Model High School in Mouza Sitabuldi, would now be part of the MMTH layout.
The court was also told that these lands were reclassified for commercial use in line with the revised development plan.
The move follows the civic body's earlier failure to reserve space for vendors displaced by the demolition of an old flyover near the station, prompting the court to question the govt's "contradictory stance" on rehabilitation.
Advocate Mahesh Dhatrak, appearing for the petitioners, reminded the bench that the court had previously directed the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to provide alternative space to displaced vendors.
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The new plan now includes vendor resettlement within a proposed multi-storey parking facility on the MMTH site.
The sanctioned notification imposes three conditions before execution: A no objection certificate (NOC) from the defence department for overlapping land; legal compliance with pending litigation regarding MPSRTC land (Writ Petition No. 609/2019); and NOCs from the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation and Railways. MahaMetro was directed to respond within three weeks on acquisition procedures, and the state govt must also clarify funding provisions.
The govt stated, "Lands so released are shown as 'Multi-Modal Transport Hub' as per the sanctioned plan." The updated zoning map is open for public inspection at the NMC commissioner's office for one month.
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