CM's 100-Day plan to expedite memorials, cyber security
The Free Press Journal|January 05, 2025
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to complete the Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial at Indu Mills by December this year. With the first phase of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray’s memorial also complete, he called for a plan for the annual maintenance of the two projects.

Chairing the 100-day programme for the Urban Development Department (UDD), Fadnavis asked the officials to strengthen municipal corporations across the state on corporate lines.

UDD’s additional chief secretary Asim Kumar Gupta said this is achievable by empowering the planning authorities, besides focusing on road development in 3,500 villages near big cities and digitising the process of granting building permits. Fadnavis noted that capital-intensive infrastructure development needs innovative financial options.

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