Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari and chief minister Devendra Fadnavis have finalized that the Inter Model Station in Ajni and the Multi model logistic hub will be constructed at Khapri. Totally, both will cost an estimated Rs 1,400 crore.
Fadnavis said that the Central Jail will be 
shifted out of the city making available 150 acres in the heart of Nagpur. Gadkari added that the four road corridors from city to Indore, Raipur, Solapur and Surat will be connected under the central government’s Bharat Mala Scheme.
These decisions were taken at a meeting organized with the officials of Bharat Mala Scheme, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and Mahametro in the city on Friday.
In April, Gadkari had announced plans to develop IMS — a centralized and integrated infrastructure facility linking bus stop, metro station and railway station in the city and PM Narendra Modi’s assembly constituency of Varanasi. Then, he had said it would be either at Ajni or Khapri.
Indian Railways has 450 acres land at Ajni. IMS requires 50-60 acres land. Ajni has a railway station and the construction of Metro rail station is also going on close by. The city bus service can be easily connected to Ajni. Also, the airport is closer to Ajni. The IMS will have a multi-level parking and also commercial shops.
Gadkari said HPCL was shifting its depot from Khapri to outside the city “so that land can be an ideal place for a logistic hub”.
Gadkari directed Mahametro managing director Brijesh Dixit to prepare a plan for Metro rail phase-II extending the network to Kanhan, Butibori, Koradi and Kapsi. “I will ensure commercial place is made available for extension of Metro rail corridors. The NHAI is constructing a new bridge on Kanhan river. Mahametro should consult NHAI and include a Metro rail corridor on it to prevent from additional expense in future,” he said.
In Central Government’s budget already Rs 1,600 crore fund reserved for both projects as it require Rs 1,400 crore. The Inter-Modal Station projects require Rs 975 crore and Multi-Modal Logistic Park in Khapri required Rs 425 crore respectively. Inter-Modal Station in Ajni will play a major role for this project.
