Demolition begins to pave means for Previous Bhandara Highway widening mission | Nagpur Information – The Occasions of India

Nagpur: The long-pending Previous Bhandara Highway widening mission obtained a significant push after authorities launched a demolition drive on Thursday to clear acquired properties. Two bulldozers had been deployed for demolition of the buildings alongside the stretch from Mayo Hospital to Shaheed Chowk from early morning beneath heavy police bandobast.District collector Vipin Itankar personally supervised the operation. Accompanied by SDO Suresh Bagale and officers from the Nagpur Municipal Company (NMC), Metropolis Survey Division, Public Works Division (PWD), and police personnel, Itankar reviewed the progress. The collector walked alongside the stretch and instructed house owners of properties already acquired to vacate their premises, warning that demolition would proceed immediately.

The work order for the mission was issued again in 2021, with the method remaining caught for years on account of sluggish acquisition and disputes. Officers stated the present motion targeted solely on properties for which compensation was already paid and authorized formalities had been accomplished.Chatting with TOI, a senior official from the collectorate stated the acquisition course of noticed a number of hurdles over time. “The mission was sanctioned Rs267 crore for buying properties. NMC purchased 68 properties for Rs68 crore, however the course of took years. Lastly, NMC requested the collector’s workplace to hold out obligatory acquisition. We have now acquired properties and paid round Rs60 crore to 207 landowners, aside from the 68 properties acquired by NMC,” stated the official, including {that a} whole of 450 properties wanted to be acquired for the mission.Authorities stated that whereas a majority of landowners accepted compensation and vacated their premises, some instances had been nonetheless pending on account of inside disputes amongst property holders. “We’ll quickly begin the method of buying these properties as nicely. On Thursday, the drive began to demolish properties for which funds have been executed,” stated the official.The Previous Bhandara Highway widening mission covers a 3km stretch from Mayo Hospital to Sunil Resort. PWD had awarded the contract in September 2021. The mission, together with civil and electrical works, is estimated to price round Rs70 crore. In response to the plan, the stretch from Mayo Hospital to Bagdadi Sq. can be widened to 18 metres, whereas the remaining portion as much as Sunil Resort can be expanded to 30 metres.A PWD official stated work remained stalled for lengthy on account of pending acquisition. “The mission work will begin as quickly because the NMC clears the stretch,” stated the official.Solely a 150-metre patch close to Mayo Hospital was widened earlier, however additional work couldn’t proceed as a result of presence of a whole lot of properties alongside the route. Officers count on the mission to realize momentum within the coming weeks.