Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) win in Maharashtra is likely to stoke a fresh lease of life in infrastructure projects worth Rs 37,118 crore across sectors such as highways, ports and shipping and Special Economic Zones (SEZs).
These projects are being monitored from the cabinet secretariat level with the state government, and, now, with the BJP set to assume power in the state, they are likely to get expedited.
"The government is actively considering projects worth Rs 11 lakh crore in all, which will be facilitated soon. By March next year, each ministry will have their own Apps to help track all project applications and processes online," said Anil Swarup, additional secretary, cabinet secretariat.
In Maharashtra, major infrastructure projects are likely to get a push. Indiabulls SEZ is a multi-product SEZ worth Rs 14,650 crore that is being reviewed. The SEZ is spread across 1,011.26 hectares at Sinnar, Nashik.
The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation has leased out the land for 95 years. The SEZ will have manufacturing industries across sectors such as auto and auto ancillary, pharmaceuticals (formulations), light engineering and electronics, electrical and aviation and ancillary.
Two road and highways projects worth about Rs 12,000 crore are being reviewed by the central government. One of them is the Rs 9,630 crore Mumbai trans harbour link, and, the other, the Rs 2,538-crore L&T East West Tollway project.
The trans-harbour link project envisages the construction of a 22-km sea link, a six- lane road bridge from Sewri on the Mumbai side to Chirle on NH4B in Nhava on the mainland.
It also includes the construction of interchanges at Sewri on the Mumbai side and at Shivaji Nagar and at Chirle on mainland side. L&T East West Tollway is carrying out the four-laning of Amravati- Jalgaon section of the NH 6.
Three port projects, worth Rs 10,300 crore, are also being expedited. The Rs 1,800 crore Alewadi Port, a greenfield container port, is one. The project is expected to create 3,000 jobs during the construction phase and around 1,000 jobs during the operation phase.
The Rs 6,000 crore Rewas Port, being proposed by the Maharashtra Maritime Board, a state government undertaking, has proposed a mega port within the Mumbai harbour region – is the other. The Rs 2,500 crore Vijaydurg Port is the third project.
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