14 years in making, why is the 4-lane Mumbai-Goa Highway project stuck

[@Narrator_95]

It is on hold because the people who are supposed to be fed, are still hungry even after 14 years. Period.

[@muleshvedant6497]

But she can't spell that

[@lewisavinash1]

@@muleshvedant6497 they are also financers of Print

[@Petrichor1314]

haha, it's a cash cow for everyone involved except the public

[@shekharmarathe1]

why is "the print" afraid of naming the contractor in the video?

[@vish3161]

I believe it was Supreme Infra

[@vinayakdeodhar8641]

Hello, I expected analysis as to the factors causing delay. You have explained nicely about delay in first 84 kms passing through Karnala Sanctuary, BOT then EPC, cancellation of contract, award of contract to new contractor in 2022. You could have commented on status improvement since then till this episode instead of only quoting NHAI. There was simply no mention of what caused delay in balance portion since all clearances were in place. Perhaps you can make another episode for this? Thanks.

[@yadu2you]

Seems like an amateur coverage focussing on peddling a political line rather than detailed analysis of on ground facts, vendor situations, geographic challenges, etc. Really need better journalism from the self proclaimed "independent" media agency

[@muleshvedant6497]

No journalist is bold enough

[@chinmayshetye3]

Yeah can do better

[@vaibhavdlv]

You can get more info than this in @dronemanYT 's videos!

[@aneesh2k71]

We people from konkan r not in hurry. Let it be completed within 25 years so that CONCERNED GOVT. Will get an OPPORTUNITY TO INAUGURATE Mumbai Goa Highway on the eve of Silver Jibilee year. WE HAVE PATIENCE.

[@kapilbhardwaj4680]

You are from Dharavi

[@Troll-qe1st]

As an NRI I don’t give a flying f. As long as India won’t stop freebies and appeasement politics, it’s gonna be like this.

[@hindurashtra63]

Good times are coming, Congress and INDI ruled Oppositon states are going broke , unable to pay daily wages. So Supreme Court will soon pass an order banning Freebies and Appeasement politics.

[@satvikhegde325]

Then be nri. 😂. It's govt job to uplift people and make business conditions. Instead what we have is oligopoly

[@muleshvedant6497]

Freebies and appeasement are two different topics And have nothing to do with this topic

[@AdityaJape]

You will run from your country in the next few years 😂 Desh drohi

[@speedbird109]

What do you expect corrupt politicians, contractors and bureaucrats to do? Why don’t you also cover some corrupted and compromised projects inside Bombay? Like widening the Akurli bridge on the North bound lane on WEH at Kandivili Samata nagar? As per TOI report, it was deadlined for August. Another project: east-west flyover at Borivli opposite Oberoi towers.

[@yogeshpilankar]

Corruption! Corruption! Corruption! Thanks for bringing light on this topic.

[@hiteshadbal1331]

Finally someone from the giant media seriously highlighted this issue....keep going to reach the root of problems till Highway complete..

[@udewal]

I drove from Mumbai to guhagar off chiplun and back over last weekend and seriously except two bad stretches of about 1-2 km each between wakan to veer station, the road doesn't have what can be called potholes. Since one tunnel has started in kashedi ghat, once you reach veer station, it's butter smooth drive till chiplun. In fact I drove back to Mumbai confidently on Sunday night in 7 hours after seeing the road condition while going on Saturday.

[@vinayakdeodhar8641]

This is very nice to hear against the backdrop of only bad news about this highway.

[@RajeshDevkar-y5l]

Chitnis madam, beautifully explained problem of konkan & our grief. Harrtiest congratulations .

[@umeshkharade5975]

I have used this Mumbai Goa road, especially from Panvel to Nagothane regularly from 1989 to 2019. The travelling experience of those 30 years was painful, horrible and time consuming. Now I am retired and spending life with spine ailment. Numerous people may be suffering like me.

[@amolvyavahare4394]

This is how media should work. Highlight issues of public importance. Great story, forced me to buy subscription. Thank you

[@cooldude.1811]

There are a number of KZbinrs making regular update videos on the road construction and condition. One can get a good idea of the progress through their videos.

[@harshpowar1816]

I live in that belt it's absolutely terrible. They've literally installed pever blocks on the national highway. My city had a protest for the road last week for the same.

[@emilmohan1000]

so this video is hurting u right?? Do u make sort of comments at ur home also..Be like to ur kids: i hv fed u the other days and why did u ask me for food today😂😂?

[@nikhilwakade1673]

11:56- wrong INDAPUR city route shown (Pune-solapur route). It shoud be INDAPUR in KONKAN!

[@Ashwin-zg7rt]

General state of roads in Maharashtra is absolutely terrible.

[@surelaks1]

you are absolutely right. The jokers here should see the National Highway in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and take lessons.

[@millennialmind9507]

​@@surelaks1highways are a different case, samrudhi is also a good one in Maharashtra

[@surelaks1]

@@millennialmind9507 one swallow does not make a summer.

[@arunthakur8027]

The information given by the lady is half true !! It was delayed by the two contractors who were working from Panvel to Mahad sector. The main culprit is Ajit Pawar & his NCP . They have taken huge bribe from the two Contractors,before issuing the workorders.The Contractors gone to Court, as Ajit Pawar' s govt.did not make payment to the Contractors for whatever work they have completed. Pawar & his party leaders ensured that the road work is not completed. The Contractors went to Tribunals & the work stopped. Eventhough, the BJP came to power i 2014, it took many years to take back the complaints from Tribunal & alot the work to the new Contractors. In short,Mumbai goa road work has been delayrd by Ajit pawar & Sunil Tatkare.

[@patel93Deepak]

One of the worst executed highway project i have ever seen ...

[@Shruti-m5s]

One reason for the bad state of this particular highway would be the konkan monsoons. When it rains it pours, and Ganesh festival just coming at the outset of the monsoon, the concerns are aggravated. I hope the new highway is completely made out of concrete, to make it more resilient to the konkan rains

[@pfernandes6]

Simple Konkan is not Nagpur where prime politicians stay, whereas Konkan is mill workers and hardworking labourers settlement, which is why there's no infrastructure till now..

[@maharashtraengineeringadmi6428]

Mill workers were from Ghats. Konkanis are lazy.

[@kdnayak1]

Konkan is known for its nature and villagehood. Building big infrastructure will only make it another Mumbai where life is only money.

[@drsachinddhanawade]

The politicians in Konkan don't want development of the area because they will become useless for people....as long as people have problems politicians will get importance...

[@indrasena6699]

The print had already jumped into MH Assembly elections on behalf of George Rajiv Gandhi

[@User1976valid]

Shri Shivaji maharaj statue collapsed- blamed artist??? Konkan highway - blamed contractors?? Why none of politician punished ??? There was laps in process of approvals , defined penalties. BOT started 2015 and changed to EPC in 2021 ?? Why goverment was waiting that long ?? No audit or penalty clauses ?? BJP saying UPA is bad - what BJP is doing good here ??? It’s more worst

[@shankarsuryanarayan8496]

You are not talking about the surface of the roads already completed. I have travelled on it. The ride quality is like a 500 km long rumbler strip.

[@sampedn32]

The core reason for the delay of NH66 Mumbai Goa Highway is the NCP. The majn reason why they don't want this highway to be completed is the fact that once this highway is ready less people will use the NH4 Pune Bangalore highway. Now I have been using the NH4 for 10 long years till 2021. The total amount of toll from Pune to Nipani is approx 1000/- one way, so imagine the loss. When this Mumbai Goa Highway is complete it will cut short the travel time by a half as compared to Pune Bangalore highway. Since most of the tolls on NH4 are handled by NCP, they are trying different ways and means to block the development of NH66. This is definitely a political issue which most people of Maharashtra are aware. My suggestion to the Maharashtra CM would be to create a separate express highway from Mumbai to Goa which will bypass this never-ending NH66 Mumbai Goa Highway.

[@sanjayvhawal2404]

U R 100 % right

[@millennialmind9507]

NH 48 you mean?

[@sanjayvhawal2404]

Mumbai - Pune - Banglore - Chennai Highway

[@sunilanthony934]

Reality is very different. I drive quiet frequently from Mumbai to Goa. You can't travel from panvel to mangaon. Wastes of time n fuel n your car will need major repairs. I take the expressway, exit at khalapur and go via nizampur onto nh66 at mangaon. From there till chiplun is almost done, 90 percent. Chiplun town overpass is stuck, no work for the last 18 months. Nothing! Beyond till Sangmeshwar market is again okay with some stretches almost completely ready. Sangmeshwar to Lanja is the challenge. Not even 50 percent complete. Then from oni till banda total concrete. Rajapur overpass is only one way for 2 years. Can't fathom y they don't clear the obstruction for the other side. Dec2024, who are yo kidding. U want fresh inputs just check KZbin and you will find regular updates. Do your homework. Its not difficult

[@harshpowar1816]

Exactly. Being a mangaonkar my blood boils whenever people say that it's now better. Seeing those pever block jst makes me question my existence.

[@sudirsankr3361]

This project is the peak of Indian bureaucracy, poor project planning and corruption.

[@vish3161]

Maharashtra has fast become the most corrupt state in India with Mumbai as its hub. Take any highway leading out of Mumbai and all you find are poorly surfaced , potholed stretches where the truck traffic somehow groans its way ahead at speeds below 20 km/hr. In addition, Maharashtra has the most frequent toll booths and the highest toll charges for 5th grade roads. NH48 leading northwards towards Vadodara used to be somewhat decent until NHAI decided to "white top" the entire stretch until the Gujarat border. The result is that the heavy traffic has to take diversions into narrow, potholed service roads which have speed breakers thrown in for good measure. The situation is pathetic !

[@ashleyfernandes6520]

Other reasons for the delay is because activities and NGO are more headache to government projects its allows politicians to loot more

[@TheOpposition]

one more interesting tidbit 800 km long samruddhi mahamarg, was constructed in 3 years but it was an all and all state government initiative. on the other hand Mumbai Goa Highway is a part of national Highway initiative. Central Government and agencies are involved here. and yet there is no resolution in terms of contractor led delays.

[@AP-do6sv]

Forget the highway, mumbai metro projects remain stalled for decades. Maharashtra is where i fra projects come to die

[@umeshsidhaye1396]

You have given excellent, all- round explanation on this issue.. 👌👌

[@whaddoiknow6519]

The deadline for Viksit Bharat has been pushed back to 2147. Meanwhile the tucch-giri of Maratha greatness and Hindutva BS and how large the Indian male member is will continue in full force.

[@estanislaurodrigues7883]

Ganesh festival should be celebrated in a civilized way, without disturbing the traffic and the peace of other's, we need to be educated,

[@sshahzad19]

Also make a video on the quality of current construction work. Just before Ganpati festival they do repair work in rain, which will hardly lasts for a month. Quality of work is very poor that every year during Monsoon, previous years work washes away.

[@johnfernandes4949]

❤❤❤great is your work ❤❤

[@shekhardhamnaskar2571]

The biggest roadblock is the land acqisition. Even small pieces of land reqired for buiding higway get embroiled in litigation Add to that the apathy of elected representatives who did not for their selfish reasons did not persue the matter. As a native of Konkan who stays in Mumbai after birth, going by road to native place is a torturous journey. Thank God, the railway has come to our rescue. We are forever indebted to Ex Ministers, Prof Madhu Dandavate, and George Fenandes.

[@deepaks3481]

Purva, good reporting.

[@ChinmayeBhave]

Wrong map.. showing Indapur in Pune district first and the video says nothing about why work is pending and delayed..

[@dilipupadhyay]

Nitin Gadkari is most inefficient minister and roads in Maharashtra are so poor and either not repaired or expanded under various excuses. Currently Mumbai to virar suburb cars take more than 6 hours, Mumbai to nasik and Pune same. He wants to become PM but can not manage roads of one states highways. Google and find out how many corruption cases are against him.

[@millennialmind9507]

Those aren't national highways dude, talk to state PWD

[@dilipupadhyay]

@@millennialmind9507 no me talking about national highway no 48

[@dilipupadhyay]

@@millennialmind9507 travel with me on any national highway, he has not provided proper diversion or proper lane control and horrible traffic jams. No coordination between any government agency. You will find him boosting himself in all seminars. Driving in highly luxury cars.

[@mandardonde8817]

Your map is wrong w.r.t. Indapur. Please do basic diligence before posting the videos

[@harshpowar1816]

I challenge every minister to have a ride from Panvel to Mangaon in State bus.

[@melitavaz4377]

Thanks for covering the state

[@surelaks1]

Even on the stretches completed, the quality is shoddy and lane marking, crash barriers etc is missing. why isnt NHAI insisting on uniform standards?

[@shindekum]

At 11.58 clip time, the panvel - indapur map road shown is wrong. It's not Mumbai-Goa highway.

[@ashitkotian2396]

The quality of this highway is just not in par with the other highways even it is complete. The ride quality and leveling is horrendous and it will deteriorate every year. Considering the regions importance its quite baffling as other regions there are top notch highways, so its not that it cannot be built but something is stopping from happening in this stretch.

[@dineshhaldawnekar8542]

What about the nightmare drive on the Western Express Highway well within Mumbai? Wonder if it’s a road or patchwork waiting to come off every few weeks. And the various projects like the Akurli bridge going on forever. Shameless BMC and spineless people of Mumbai, who keep enduring this gross injustice without a whimper!

[@Kelkarancient]

Due to high end lack of interest by authorities and corruption from lowest to highest level these are the only two reasons for delay. Rest reasons are all which can be tackled if there is an interest and dedication by govt officials.

[@yadu2you]

Why doesn't The Print cover successfully completed infra projects?

[@rajx7120]

Politics as usual coming in the way of development.

[@bijuam1937]

😢

[@user-fz8fr2fh9j]

Sub standard cities, sub standard facilities, sub standard life. Incredible India 😅😅

[@sags762]

It's high time that Kokani manus to reject Narayan rane, ramdas Kadam, sunil tatkare, Uday Samant, Kiran Samant, bharat gogavle and their chamchaas all are seen as most corrupt people of this region. Hence kokan people first to reject them and required non violent movement against state and center government about infrastructure of kokan region.

[@sanjayvhawal2404]

main reason of delay of 14 years is that car owners, bus and heavy commercial truck drivers will be fed up on goa highway and use alternative road as Mumbai Pune express hiways where toll is from Rs 325 to Rs 2000 for single entry. State MSRDC and NHAI is getting huge toll money daily and courrupted toll operators (most of them had political connections) There are also lots of litigations to extract more money by land owners. This leads to huge courrptions and delays and use Goa hiway as political tool for last 15 years. Even today they are not confirming the dead line of complition date. For info toll tax validity for Mumbai to Pune express hiway is extended upto year 2030 and it will be extended further upto 2040 after complition of missing link between lonawala and khopoli. People in Maharashtra are fallen death traps laden by MSRDC and NHAI from year 2001. sanjay Pune

[@sourabhmayekar3354]

Being from रत्नागिरी, this is a big pain point

[@ExploringWithYayati]

Shame on Maharashtra govt who all were responsible for 14 years

[@dmandar88]

It will take another 17 Years to complete. I feel sorry for the people of Kokan but they themselves to be blamed for electing same politicians who have failed deliver. This highway goes through my village and only 5 % work is completed.

[@911abhijeet]

Remember the more time it goes on the more money to put in the pockets. Generations of contractors and Bureaucrats gonna enjoy the money they are earning from this project. This project was developed with a dream in mind to make people rich. By people not all people only the contractors and the bureaucrats.

[@sudirsankr3361]

A new Konkan expressway must be built till Goa . The NH66 between Goa-Mangalore is very good . Then the one in Kerala is now being built at 6 lanes by HAM mode by NHAI.

[@harshpowar1816]

It's simple. If it's completed then it's Gadkari. If it isn't then it's contractors.

[@rajeshbobba3851]

Funnel future investments to Pune and Nagpur from Mumbai and decrease population migration

[@KailashSingh-fm3vu]

it is criminal to put obstacles in infrastructure development projects. no NGO, no Green Tribunal should be allowed to secure court stays. India has hugely suffered due to stupid laws and corrupt officials.

[@SSgobtc]

This NH 66 blood line of Kerala 🎉

[@swapnilm1856]

Good report

[@chetanrawool]

Quality of the road being built in both Ratnagiri and Raigad is really bad. The whole thing is going to cause more accidents than the old highway

[@maheshirk]

Please also cover the collapse of girder in chiplun last year.

[@sandeepmane7223]

I request you to Please involved Nitin Gadkari in this project.

[@etc_be_b_10_venkat_reddy27]

11:55 from when did NH66 started going through Pune LMAO

[@ashleyfernandes6520]

In goa still 45 kilometres still need to complete and 6 flyover is proposed it take a decade

[@keithfernandes7350]

Goa immediately did the needful but it is the konkan people who think they have a right to ruin Mumbai refuse to part with land for the same. Thanks to crooked politicians looting Mumbai but belonging to konkan the cost also has skyrocketed at taxpayers cost yet no end in sight

[@santosho1230]

Because on one is intrested , all want to use train or flight. Flight allow 2 ltr liqure which is almost equal to flight ticket

[@mariofurtado7760]

Are not all Permission's & Permits acquired prior to commencing a Project ???

[@surelaks1]

At 11.55, Map showing Panvel Indapur stretch is incorrect. It is showing Indapur in Pune district and not Raigad. Please correct. The Mumbai Goa highway is a sorry story despite double engine sarkars over time. Nobody cares for the Kokan Manoos who has to endure pain year after year. Totally Pathetic state of affairs.

[@nikk8175]

If Mr Gadkari failed to pace up construction that means there is someone more powerful/gunda/thug family behind delays.😅

[@dhirendrayadav3313]

Bad governance of state and central govt and people suffer😢

[@amolchavan8478]

Map shown as Panvel -Indapur is incorrect....

[@jameslobo6807]

Who was the then PWD minister? !!!!and in charge of passing the tenders for this project.

[@surendrabarsode8959]

Let us not say that the work is in progress for last 15-20 years, as nothing happened during Congress NCP rule of 15 years and the actual construction work started only 4- 5 years ago. Further, out of this period, 2.5 years were wasted during UBT govt. It is only a part of the stretch that is causing the bottleneck. And that needs to be settled as quickly as possible. Beyond politics, we should focus on technical issues, if any and sort them out. 2. Of course, politics apart, this highway is a text book case in mismanagement of projects!! 3. In general, compared to even so called BIMARU state like MP, Maharashtra roads are in very bad conditions. In fact, this was always so even in the 60s when Gujarat side of Maharashtra had much better roads than in Maharashtra. Perhaps, we in Maharashtra, learnt very early how to make money out of yearly repairs and kept the quality of roads poor!!! 4. Anyway, let us hope that Goa Highway is finally fully ready by Dec 2024.

[@FloraFauna321]

This is armchair reporting. No on ground situation assessment done by the print. If one just reads the contradicting comments on the status of teh highway it becomes evident that the truth is missing. It can only ne doen if on ground reporting was done. Further if this is an important topic the print should commit to report on its status every month - you'll build better credibility that way. Please stop armchair reporting. We expect better.

[@hmtjoshi]

This video analysis is not in line with title. It has not shared analysis of why it was delayed than single liners like contractor had funancial trouble. On a different note route showing Indapur on map is not the town Indapur on this highway but another town with same name. I would expect more investigative journalism on this type of topic. Hope you do better research and recreate this video witu real content.

[@praveerbhogte]

Many of the founder members of the organisation from whom the current ruling party the BJP takes inspiration and guidance including the PM were born in this region . Inspite of this the BJP in power from 2014 are not in a position to complete the highway.

[@pradyumnaparanjape1332]

I sincerely hope that 'yet another deadline will be given by the authorities'. It's September already and the promise for construction is December. No one would want a deja vu about hasty construction next year, there are always salty Konkan winds to blame.

[@prasadpalan2241]

They are not building CONCRETE ROADS They are building Buithumen roads so by the FIRST RAINS the situation is going to be the same with potholes and time for contractors and politician to make money

[@subodhwaghmare6662]

The main culprit are the people of Konkan ...they don't want development ...they don't want it because it might hurt their all the fishy business they are in.... Konkan can make money in a month that GOA does in a year..but Konkani people will not let that happen.

[@vinci0069]

Favouring Vidarbha and step motherly treatment to Konkan by talkative politicians.

[@SK-yt5qn]

Good subject to make an informative video lost by Ms Chitnis. In my opinion she is very biased against current Maha Yuti government and its functioning. I have seen her previous infrastructure related videos (like her video on making of Atal Setu) demonstrating same bias. I would urge her to course correct and limit to presenting facts in her future videos and let viewers do the judgement. Hope she takes this feedback positively. Jai Maharashtra !

[@heel__catcher2305]

It's 18 years in the making 😂

[@_GMP_]

Weather and western ghats High rainfall is not seen in Nagpur road

[@User1976valid]

Last 14 years Konkan population increased but no alternative highways not given importance by BJP. In fact UPA governments around 2/3 sea bridges work kept on hold from last around 10years by BJP - even after there completion status was around 40% done. BJP playing politics in this area- Nitin gadkari is failure minister for Konkan. He is good but become toy of Delhi government. 10days before CM visiting highway - he is bullshit minister and puppet of Delhi. Ask people how they feel while seating 12/14 hours in traffic in non-ac 3rd class buses provided by Maharashtra government - even animals treated well compare to Konkani people get punished on this road. Incredible India - not sure HOW ??

[@emilmohan1000]

come on indian media.. lets blame Nehru and Sashtri..😂😂😂

[@hasankhot7586]

Your study abt this highway is not up to the mark. You have to first drive through this highway than you will come to know the real problem. The is no problem abt land Activation Or any other problem particularly the eighty four km of highway. The only problem is the will of the politician's as there is no malai left. Some fly overs are half constructed since last seven years but since nobody is working on it to complete. Mr Gatkari and other politicians are telling lie. The 84 km of road from Panvel to Indapur will never complete at all.

[@maharashtraengineeringadmi6428]

Gadkari made fortunes out of it.

[@subramanyasaib5571]

looks a clear case of lackadaisical approach and corruption at some level in this so called extravagant projects which cause this quality distortion being happening due to sub standard materials and bureaucratic red tapism being prevalent and also the political interests and builder nexus being the case many a time!! Hope these kind of lapses and mess gets avoided and minimum safety standards are sustained for committed period of life time of such constructions and accountability is taken on mal practices!!

[@arumani55]

Heading of this video is why this 4 lane highway is stucked. Whereas the lady is talking abt politic and general progress. Current deadline is 31 december 2024. That is only 4 months. Whom they are fooling. Even if they do work on war fooling this will not complete before end of 2025. But if progress remain as current it would be complete before 2027.

[@lewisavinash1]

congress involved, ask NCP chief Sharad Pawar and his cronies

[@MrRaosaiba]

Also check Pune to Belgaon Highway

[@subratmohapatra6658]

Who is the contractor of this road from mumbai to goa??

[@SaishPrabhudesai]

Even d quality of road wouldnt b up to d mark

[@sunilmankame4368]

Please do this report in local language or hindi

[@Raja-xm5bc]

Don't worry mam N66 complete In 2050

[@adityamalgaonkar1]

Nonsense and really poorly researched reporting. Simply regurgitating he-said she-said .. without actually examining ground situation.

[@sajathmenon]

not Dec 2024, most probably 2027 or 2028 going by our Indian speed in constructing highways..we should learn from China how to build infrastructure quickly

[@mehtapramod23]

WE NEED MINIMUM 1 LAKH KM MULTIMODAL MULTILATERAL EXPRESS WAY IN NEXT 5 YEAR IF WE WANT TO BE SUPER POWER UP TO 2047