Maharashtra Deputy Devendra Fadnavis Sends ‘Wish-List of Names’ for Mumbai Infrastructure-Projects to CM Eknath Shinde
In his letter of March 16 -- which was released late on Sunday -- Fadnavis has mentioned the soon-to-be-operational Mumbai Coastal Road, the Bandra-Versova Sea Link, and the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link projects in his wish-list.
Mumbai, May 15: Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has written to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde demanding that various critical infrastructure projects coming up in Mumbai be 'named' after top icons.
In his letter of March 16 -- which was released late on Sunday -- Fadnavis has mentioned the soon-to-be-operational Mumbai Coastal Road, the Bandra-Versova Sea Link, and the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link projects in his wish-list. Devendra Fadnavis Reacts to Uddhav Thackeray's 'Ethics' Jibe, Says 'Had He Forgotten His Morals When He Went With NCP and Congress for CM Post' (Watch Video).
Fadnavis has demanded that the Mumbai Coastal Road project be named after the historical icon, 'Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj' -- which Shinde has already accepted with an announcement to the effect. Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis Bugged by ‘Future CM’ Banner in Nagpur.
The Deputy CM wants the northern extension of the existing 5.6 kms long Rajiv Gandhi Bandra Worli Sea Link -- the upcoming Bandra-Versova Sea Link to be named after 'Swatantryaveer Vinayak D. Savarkar' -- and the MTHL liking Mumbai with the mainland in memory of the late Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.
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