Metro, other projects stalled for past 2.5 years taken up on priority: CM Shinde

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that Metro and other projects stalled in the state for the past twoandahalf years have been taken up on priority by his government according to the PTIHe said We dont take decisions sitting in Mantralaya we take decisions on the spotHe added Our government has removed negativity and brought in positivity in the state This has brought nav chaitanya new consciousness among citizensHe said that his government after coming to power in Juneend this year had cleared thousands of filesIn the wake of the VedantaFoxconn multibillion semiconductor project going in Gujarat CM Shinde said What if one industry has gone out of the state we will get better onesOne has to see the list the industries which have come up in the state in the past twoandahalf years he said addressing a rally held in the memory the Mathadi leader late Annasaheb Patil in Navi MumbaiWe are here for satya truth and not for satta Power Shinde said adding that his was a double engine government and detractors were afraid of itShinde became chief minister on June 30 this year after a revolt led by him against the Shiv Sena leadership led to the collapse of the Uddhav Thackerayled Maha Vikas Aghadi government which comprised the Shiv Sena NCP and CongressAlso Read Mumbai New steel deck gives boost to MTHL workThe CM said he would not comment on anyone and that the people of Maharashtra have themselves seen the speed of work in the pasttwoandahalf yearsThe projects in the state including Metro which were stalled in the past twoandahalf years have been taken up on priority and started now he saidShinde said the citizens of the state have now witnessed a change with several decisions being taken by the present governmentWhen we sign orders our intentions are very clear We take decisions on the spot the CM saidHe was referring to his visit on Saturday to meet families affected by the SewriWorli elevated road project and his announcement that they would be given transit accommodationWe do not have any personal agenda We are working for the overall development of all sections of people in the state We want a balanced development of the state the CM saidThe recruitment process which had halted in the past 25 years has been restarted The process of recruitment of 75000 people has already begun he said without elaboratingWe want to create job givers and not job aspirants he said adding that this was also the intention of Shiv Sena supremo late Bal ThackerayIn the recent Ganesh festival there was a business of Rs 9000 crore and this was possible as we had lifted restrictions on the festivals imposed earlier in the wake of the Covid19 pandemic Shinde pointed outShinde said his government has set up a war room to monitor the progress of various projects on a daytoday basis which was not happening previouslyNo one can stop Maharashtras development as we have the Centres support he saidThe CM added with the able support of Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis the government would being developmentHe also announced the appointment of Narendra Patil as chairman of the Annasaheb Patil Arthik Vikas Mahamandal working for the development of the Mathadi community head loaderswith PTI inputs