On Saturday finally, the heritage conservation committee approved Maha
Metro’s Futala Lake redevelopment project and proposal to include 300-year-
old Gujar Wada on Kelibag Road in the heritage list is still pending. Nagpur’s
Municipal Corporation deputy municipal commissioner toke the decision to
this effect at the meeting held by NMC in the absence of retired Neeri Director
TapanChakarabarti and architect Ashok Mokha. The committee had finally
approved Maha Metro’s proposal to demolish the road opposite the Futala
Lake for construction of tunnels, 4000 seat view gallery over the tunnel,
restaurants and other beautification works. The committees signal was
necessary as Futala Lake and its bund is grade-1 heritage zone. There will be no
damage to the bund and Futala lake MahaMeetro assured this thing. Rs112 Crore
is assured for this project under central Road Fund by city’s MP AND Union
Minister Sir. NitinGadkari. “As per the Supreme Court’s order, the committee
completed the entire process and decided not to include 49 structures, including
Gujar Wada, in the list. A legal view is needed on Gujar Wada proposal as the
application seeking its inclusion in the heritage list was received a few days
ago.”Mohite said. There are chances that the committee would reject the proposal
NMC sources told. One of the members of Nagpur’s Royal families Mam
Pratibha Mane has already sent the proposal in favour to save the historical
monument from demolition for Kelibagh Road widening and concertizing
project. Gadkari, former Mayor, and Bjp corporator Pravin Datke are trying
their best level for the execution of the project. Committee had already
softened they are its stand on their violation in the case of Grand Post Office and
RBI. The GPO had been directed by the committee to demolish the structure
constructed in its premises without NOC.
The committee had made a three sub-committee to verify documents and to submit a report. The committee said that GPO had already submitted the plans to get its sanction from the town planning department. Similarly, the committee will do not act against
constructions done on RBI premises without permission. After consulting
Mokha the decision on RBI’s case would be taken said, Mohite. RBI had got
building planned sanctioned in 2006 and documents are already submitted he
added. National football association’s proposal to conduct the tournament
between 21st December to 26th December at Kasturchand Park has been
approved by the committee. However, the committee rejected other 4 event
proposal at Kasturchand park, including NMC’s women entrepreneur
convention and exhibition, India Handicraft Board’s exhibition, Gurdwara Shri
Guru Singh Sabha’s Gurunanak Jayanti programme and Bahujan Aghadi’s public
meet.
