Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday chaired a high-level meeting and told the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) officials to speed up road works across the state, an official statement said.

Shinde, emphasising the importance of completing work on the Mumbai-Nashik highway before the monsoon, urged officials to ensure quality and timely completion of all projects.

During a review meeting, Eknath Shinde highlighted that 31 kilometres of concrete work on the Mumbai-Nashik highway remain unfinished. He called for urgent action to speed up work on stalled projects, including those at Pimpalasa Charoti and the railway overbridge, the statement said.