Speaking at the 26th Western Zonal Council meeting chaired by Union home minister Amit Shah at Gandhinagar in Gujarat on Monday, August 28, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has emphasised on the need to extend the coastal road being built in Maharashtra to connect the state with Goa and Gujarat.
Shinde said that a coastal highway must be built connecting Revas in Raigad, Reddi in Ratnagiri, Goa and Gujarat for the development of tourism in these three states.
Explaining further, he said that the extension of the coastal road, which is being designed by Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) in the three coastal districts, will be a major boost to tourism in the three coastal states. It will also benefit in maintaining coastal security in these states.
Shinde also asked for central assistance to push the river-linking and Marathwada grid projects to ease water scarcity in central Maharashtra. He has also asked for more onion procurement centres in the state in the backdrop of the fallen prices of onion because of the 40% export duty on it.
Shinde was accompanied by Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and officers from the various departments. The meeting was also attended by the chief ministers of Gujarat and Goa and administrators from Dadra, Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The 498-km coastal highway is expected to cost ₹9,500 crore.
The CM also requested the central government for a financial assistance for the diversion of water from the Koyna hydro power project to Marathwada, said a statement issued by the CMO quoting Shinde.
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