MSRDC to Monetise Land Assets to Finance Key Infrastructure Projects

23 Oct 2025 CW Team

The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, plans to monetise its land holdings to fund future infrastructure projects. The Corporation intends to lease land parcels for up to 99 years, with some earmarked for joint development or sale.

MSRDC has been designated as the special planning authority for several strategic regions, including 19 growth centres along the Mumbai–Goa Expressway, 18 nodes on the Samruddhi Mahamarg, and development zones near the Pune Outer Ring Road, Shaktipeeth Highway, and Mumbai–Pune Expressway.

The agency is prioritising six major projects requiring around Rs 1,700 billion. These include the 802-km Nagpur–Goa Shaktipeeth Expressway (Rs 863.6 billion), the 126-km Virar–Alibaug Multimodal Corridor (Rs 550 billion), and the 191-km Nagpur–Chandrapur Expressway (Rs 217 billion), among others.

Consultants will evaluate existing and proposed planning projects, assess connectivity, infrastructure, ecological buffers, and development potential across identified land parcels, aligning them with MSRDC’s broader strategic vision for Maharashtra’s infrastructure growth.

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