Need to put illegal layout developers in jail: Gadkari

Nagpur: City MP and union minister for road transport, highways and shipping Nitin Gadkari said developers of unauthorized layouts should be sent to jail.
Gadkari, along with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Friday performed bhoomipuja of proposed road connecting Wanjari Nagar overhead water tank with Ajni cement road near railway overbridge.

Gadkari said people suffer due to unauthorized layouts. “Developers mark layout and sell plots on lands reserved for various purposes in city’s development plan. We are unable to provide basic amenities in these layouts. Stringent action is required against such developers,” he said.

Gadkari announced road connecting city with Katol and Umred will be converted into four-lane. “Road from city to Bhandara will become six-lane. Funds for these three works have already been approved,” he said.

Fadnavis said World Economic Forum in its report has stated Nagpur will be among top 10 cities in entire World by 2035. “Large number of developmental projects were executed in the city in the last four years while many are going on,” he said.

Fadnavis thanked Gadkari for getting clearance for road from Wanjari Nagar overhead water tank to Ajni cement road. “The project was pending for last many years. It was facing one or other problems. But Gadkari could get the project cleared,” he said.

Gadkari has approved funds from Central road fund for the project. The state’s public works department will execute the project.

Fadnavis and Gadkari also performed bhoomipuja of 33kv substation proposed at the cost of Rs57 crore, NIT’s Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay e-library and NMC’s cement concrete road works worth Rs75 crore.