Anagha Speaks

महाराष्ट्र बजेट २०१७ मध्ये मूलभूत किंवा पायाभूत सुविधा विकसित करण्यासाठी बऱ्याच मोठ्या प्रमाणात तरतूद केलेली आहे. महाराष्ट्र राज्य भारतातील सर्वाधिक शहरी विकास असलेले राज्य आहे आणि त्यामुळे ग्रामीण व शेती बरोबरच शहरी सुविधा किंवा अर्बन इन्फ्रास्ट्रक्चर साठी कशी तरतूद होईल ह्या वर लक्ष केंद्रित होते. मुंबई सारखी आर्थिक राजधानी असलेला व मोठा शहरी पट्टा असलेल्या महाराष्ट्राने, शहरीकरण व त्या मधून उत्पन्न होणाऱ्या आर्थिक विकासाला पुरेसे महत्व दिलेले दिसते. श्री. मुनगंटीवार ह्यांनी रस्ते विकसन व पुनर्बांधणी ह्यावर लक्ष केंद्रित केले आणि रु. ७००० कोटींची तरतूद केली आहे. रस्त्यांच्या विकसनातून संपूर्ण महाराष्ट्र जोडला जाईल आणि त्यामधून आर्थिक विकास होईल हे सूत्र ह्या बजेट मध्ये वापरलेले आहे. गेल्या २ वर्षात जवळ जवळ १०००० कि.मी रस्ते विकसित केले त्याच वेगाने पुढील २ वर्षे रस्ते विकसित होतील असा अंदाज आहे.  तसेच वाढीव रु. ३५ कोटींची तरतूद रस्त्यांवरील होणारे अपघात टाळण्यासाठी लागणाऱ्या यंत्रणेसाठी केलेली आहे. मुंबई - नागपूर हायवे जसा महाराष्ट्राला जोडू पाहतो आहे, त्याच तत्वाच्या आ...

The Maharashtra Budget for 2017-18 has a significant allocation for basic infrastructure development, to cover Energy, Transport & Urban services like Water supply, Sanitation etc. Being a very urbanized state, the focus on road connectivity by developing good road network is highlighted by the fact that 7000 cr is allocated for Road development & Improvement. In next two years 10000 km of roads is expected to be completed. Plus an additional 35 crore if allocated for gadgets and equipment that will reduce road accidents. Notable amongst the infrastructure projects in the Nagpur-Mumbai expressway. This is an important project to connect Maharashtra’s hinterland with Mumbai-Pune region. This will bring prosperity to areas that are affected by drought. The allocation for Airports  and Metro projects (710 crore allocation) is made in the Budget. This is an important aspect for a state that has maximum urbanization in the country and has a significant contribution to its rev...

Much has already been said about #PuneMetro. In fact, so much has been said and debated upon that Pune citizens are quite frankly tired of all naysayers & doubting Harry's and carry a hope now that the #PuneMetro will actually see the light of day...and possibly in record time! We see Dr Brijesh Dixit and his team at #MahaMetro working full steam ahead. The required sanctions are in, most of the geo-technical survey is done and the good news is that Pune has a solid bedrock which will make foundations fast & easy to construct. So most of the common people are left wondering, what has happened now that was not there 10 years ago, when the Metro should have actually arrived in Pune? My opinion on this is as follows: Any infrastructure project is proposed by the government. It is the responsibility of the government to prepare all the reports/ studies etc that credibly show that such a project is necessary and the government has the right intentions and the technical ba...