NHAI sitting on revised Kamptee Road flyover design

Nagpur: Even though Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari had asked the head office of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to approve the revised plan of Kamptee Road double decker flyover weeks ago, the file is still pending with the agency.
Residents of Mohan Nagar continue to have sleepless nights as the plan to start the flyover’s ramp opposite SFS Church is still on the table. They regularly enquire with MahaMetro officials only to learn that a final decision from NHAI is awaited.
MahaMetro had submitted a revised plan shifting the ramp towards LIC Square opposite VIMS Hospital but NHAI is yet to approve it. As on date, the ramp begins opposite the cathedral on paper.
Rajeev Agarwal, regional officer of NHAI, said that the matter was under consideration and the decision would be made public whenever its taken.
MahaMetro needs to acquire 0.7 acre land at a cost of Rs70 crore if the ramp starts opposite SFS Church. If the ramp begins opposite VIMS Hospital, 0.3 acre land is needed at a cost of Rs50 crore. However, the cost of construction will increase by Rs30 crore. So, the second proposal will cost only Rs10 crore than the first.
Mohan Nagar residents are against the ramp beginning from opposite the church as it would become an accident-prone spot putting lives of hundreds of school children and church-goers at risk. There are many schools near the church.
MahaMetro had made its plans public in January 2019. Immediately, residents of Mohan Nagar joined hands to oppose the flyover. They met Gadkari and corporators. In March 2019, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) passed a resolution in the general body clearing the proposal to acquire 0.3 acre land at a cost of Rs50 crore near VIMS Hospital.
MahaMetro then prepared a revised design and submitted it to NHAI. The highway agency did nothing for months. MahaMetro could not carry on the work of Kamptee Road flyover as there was no approval from NHAI.
NHAI finally cleared the flyover in August 2019 but the location of the ramp remained unclear. Since then, MahaMetro has been working full swing on the flyover but not touching the ramp.