Chief Minister’s Thane is changing; it is Numero Uno in development
Maharashtra is the Growth Engine of the nation whereas MMR is that of Maharashtra -Chief Minister Eknath Shinde
Thane, Sept. 21:-Maharashtra has the strength to become the powerhouse of the nation. It is the Growth Engine of our country and Thane is an ‘Model’ in development, said Chief Minister Shri Eknath Shinde here, today.
He was speaking at the Thane Vikas Parishad -2024 under the Mumbai Mahanagar Region organized at the Dr Kashinath Ghanekar Natyagruh. The state excise minister and the guardian minister of Thane District Shambhuraj Desai, Vice-president of the planning board Rajesh Kshirsagar, Member of Parliament Naresh Mahske, legislator Pratap Sarnaik, former legislator Ravindra Phathak, chief executive officer of Mitra Praveen Singh Pardeshi, principal secretary of environment and climate change department Praveen Darade, chief executive officer of Mhada Sanjeev Jaiswal, chief executive officer of the Mumbai slum rehabilitation authority Dr Mahendra Kalyankar, district magistrate Ashok Shingare, commissioner of Thane Municipal Corporation Sourabh Rao and other dignitaries also graced the occasion.
Speaking further, Chief Minister Shri Shinde said that if we strategically work on 5 sectors of Mumbai Metropolitan Region, our economy can reach 1.5 trillion dollars and Mumbai Metropolitan region has the potential to do so. We can bring to reality industries for all, employment and houses for all and green Thane. He also said that many things first start in Thane and then they start at other places and this is evident in history. He also said that Maharashtra has the strength to become the powerhouse of the nation.
The Chief Minister further said that after agriculture, the real estate sector provides a large number of employment. He said that Maharashtra is now at number one in GDP, foreign investment, network of infrastructure and various other sectors. He also said that out of the total investment of the nation, 52 percent is in Maharashtra alone. He further said that due to Atal Setu, we can reach from Mumbai to Navi Mumbai in just 20 minutes. He said that when this project was in the pipeline, there were criticisms that the Flamingo Birds will become extinct but the organizations working for environment related issues have given the report that the number of Flamingo has doubled, adding that Atal Setu had been a game changer project.
He also said that due to the Samruddhi highway, we can reach Nagpur within just 8 hours and soon it will be possible for us to travel from Thane to Borivali within 20 minutes. He said that the extension of the Eastern Freeway is going on. The work of Virar- Ali Bagh corridor is also gaining momentum. He said that while constructing this project, modern technology was implemented to a larger extent. He also said that the construction of Navi Mumbai Airport will soon be completed and the third Airport is going to be constructed at Palghar.
Chief Minister Shri Eknath Shinde said that as we are having all the facilities required for the industries, a maximum number of industries are attracted towards our state. Stating that he had signed the MoU’s of 1 lakh 37 thousand crores at Davos, he said that the work of maximum of the industries had already started and the MoU’s of 3 lakh 50 thousand crores had been signed. Shri Shinde said that recently the project for manufacturing electronics semiconductor chips was started and soon the agreement worth 84 thousand crore rupees is going to be signed for the electronic semiconductor chip manufacturing project.
The chief minister said that Industries from various sectors are starting in Maharashtra and that he had given strict instructions to all the officers that no complaint from the industrial sector should be received, adding that if any complaint reaches him, he resolves it with immediate effect. He exuded confidence that if more numbers of industries come in the state, Maharashtra will see more progress.
The Chief Minister said that Maharashtra is the first state in the entire nation which started the Mukhyamantri Yuva Prashikshan Yojana to impart training to the youth and give them stipend during their apprenticeship period.
Stating that few nations depend on tourism business, he said that our state has a coastline of 720 km. He said that we have classified the development and hence the development of the state is going to be accelerated. He said that this government is giving a boost to the development process all the time.
Chief Minister Shri Shinde said that the survey for dangerous and dilapidated buildings in Thane will be taken up and all those staying in such buildings will be given their ownership houses through medium of cluster development, adding that CIDCO and Thane Municipal Corporation are engaged in this work. He said that in the first phase, 17 thousand houses will be constructed and the work is already going on at greater pace.
Speaking on environmental protection, Chief Minister Shri Shinde said that the Thane Municipal Corporation had planted 1 lakh 25 thousand trees. He said that the plantation of bamboo in 21 lakh hectares of land is in process. Stating that bamboo provides maximum oxygen, he said that the bamboo sowing is very much beneficial from the environmental point of view. He said that we all will have to strive for maintaining a balance of environment and it is the need of the hour.
Shri Eknath Shinde said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had dreamt about making the nation- a economic superpower and if this dream is to be brought to reality, it is mandatory for all of us to work according to the instructions given by the Niti Aayog in its report. He said that the Mitra institute has taken initiation in that direction. He also said that Thane district has a 48 Billion dollar economy and we have set the goal to make it 150 million dollar by the year 2030. He also said that the GDP of Thane is 7.5 percent and efforts are on to elevate it to 20%. He said that various utility projects are implemented in Thane district and out of it, the pothole free roads, the central park, blue Sea, STP plant, pollution free water and other ventures are going on. He said that Maharashtra is the first state in the whole nation to implement the development and welfare schemes and work day and night restlessly, for the progress of the state with the utility of modern technology.