Lokmat News Network
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar:
The grand Zoological Park at Mitmita, being developed at a cost of Rs 200 crore, is in its final stages. Adjacent to the park, the revenue department has additional government land, and for the past five years, the municipal corporation has been requesting 37 hectares of this land for the park.
Similarly, a proposal for land for a shopping complex at Chikalthana is pending. On Monday, a joint meeting of the municipal corporation and district administration was held to discuss these land requirements.
Mayor Sameer Rajurkar and deputy mayor Rajendra Janjal met with district collector Deelip Swami, where it was decided to resolve the land issues for both locations. Municipal Commissioner G Sreekanth was also present. The proposal for the Park land has been pending for five years, while the Chikalthana shopping complex proposal has not even been submitted to the state government.
Rajurkar and Janjal told reporters that a drain flows behind the Chikalthana shopping complex site, reducing the available usable area. The district administration will inform the municipal corporation of the ready reckoner rates for the available land. For the expansion of the Park, the municipal corporation requires 37 hectares in Mitmita, Gut No. 307, and a proposal for this has also been submitted. Discussions on this matter were previously held with revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule.
Land requirements
The final decision will be made after meetings at the chief secretary and ministry levels. Besides, 7 acres of land have been requested to establish regional emergency operation centres for four districts. For constructing a sewage treatment plant (STP) on the backwaters of the Sukhna River, 1.5 acres of land have been requested at Chikalthana, Gut Numbers 471 and 472.