Haji Ali sea link: contract to be cleared this week

Clearance for a key infrastructure project is expected this week,just before the code of conduct for the Assembly polls comes into effect,possibly by the last week of August....

Clearance for a key infrastructure project is expected this week,just before the code of conduct for the Assembly polls comes into effect,possibly by the last week of August.

The contract for the Worli-Haji Ali Sea Link,second arm of the Western Freeway project,is awaiting the Chief Ministers nod. The decision has been pending before the Cabinet Sub-committee on Infrastructure for over two months.

Chief Minister Ashok Chavan,who chairs the sub committee,had stated recently on NDTV 24×7s Walk the Talk that the contract will be finalised in the next 10 days,but little has moved since then.

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In fact,the sub-committee has not met since. We expect the meeting to be held this week, Vimal Mundada,PWD (Public Works Department) Minister told The Indian Express.

The 3.6-kilomwtre link,a continuation from the hyped Bandra-Worli Sea Link that was partially opened to traffic on the first of July,will be built at an estimated cost between Rs 4,500 crore and Rs 5,000 crore.

A consortium led by Reliance Infrastructure Ltd is likely to bag the contract after having quoted almost Rs 1,000 crore less than the other consortium -Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) with John Laing and Korean giant Samsung.

Once the nod from the Cabinet is obtained,work could start by the year-end and completed in three years.

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