The Maharashtra government will form a committee in order to realise the plan of making Bhiwandi the largest logistics hub in Asia. The committee will include officials from the Industries and Urban Development Department and Bhiwandi East MLA Rais Shaikh, Industries Minister Uday Samant announced in the Legislative Assembly.
During the discussion in the Assembly, MLA Rais Shaikh drew the government’s attention to developing Bhiwandi as a logistics hub. “There is a need to appoint an IAS officer for the Bhiwandi Surrounding Notified Area. 60 villages and Bhiwandi city together have an area of 144 square kilometers, which is 30 percent of Mumbai. All the powers of local bodies are with the authority. Government land worth Rs 3,000 crore is being encroached upon and needs to be saved. If the government is serious about this issue, Bhiwandi will have the biggest share in making the state’s $1 trillion economy,” said MLA Rais Shaikh in the Legislative Assembly.
Responding to this, Industries Minister Uday Samant said that the largest logistics hub in Asia can be built in Bhiwandi. “The government agrees to the technical difficulties, such as appointing an IAS officer and taking back the powers of MMRDA. Therefore, accepting the request of MLA Rais Shaikh, we will form a committee of four or five people, including officials from Industries, Urban Development, and we will move forward after finalising the policy,” announced Minister Uday Samant.