- Many problems still pending
- The need for political will power in the new year
Akola. Seeing the year 2021 has passed. We are welcoming 2022. There are still some problems where they were. The district wants to fly on the sky of development but is unable to fly. It’s not that the work hasn’t been done. New Tapadia Nagar, Dabki Road, Udaan bridge from Jail to Cricket Club, Underpass work in front of Kusthi Nagar Uda Pul and New Bus Stand is in progress. The pace of work is very slow. But apart from this, there are many pending works towards which people are still looking forward with the hope that when will this work be completed.
regular air service
Akola’s Shivni Airport is located opposite the industrial area. About three and a half decades ago, Gulab Nabi Azad, the MP of Washim and the then Civil Aviation Minister, had twice started air service to Mumbai by small planes from this airport. In which once this service was started by Vayudoot and second time by NEPC. Then this service was stopped. Then the renovation work of the airport was completed.
Then it was said that it is necessary to increase the airstrip. Nearby lands were acquired. But still the matter is in cold storage. Similar to Akola, there is an airport in Jalgaon, where small flights to Mumbai and Ahmedabad are started thrice a week. But the matter has not progressed here.
Commissionerate of Police
The then home minister of the state, R.R. At the time of Patil, assurance was given to build a police commissionerate here. But the matter could not proceed. Then the government changed. At the time of the BJP government in the state, the Minister of State for Home was from Akola city. At that time people had high hopes that the Police Commissionerate would definitely be built. But it didn’t happen then and it hasn’t happened yet.
Akot Khandwa railway line
There has been a demand for years to convert the meter gauge rail route from Akola to Khandwa into broad gauge. Then somewhere the work of converting meter gauge to broad gauge started. The meter gauge rail route from Akola to Akot was converted into broad gauge. But the case from Akot to Khandwa is still stalled due to various reasons. Sometimes there is a blockage by the Forest Department, sometimes due to the politics of a public representative, the matter gets stalled. If this work is completed then business can get momentum.
In addition, many problems
Apart from these problems, there are many other problems as well. Akola is called Cotton City. But the textile mills here have closed. Savatram Mill, Mohta Mill operated by NTC have been closed. Similarly, whether it is Neelkanth Cooperative Soot Girni or Akot Cooperative Soot Girni has been closed.
In this way many yarn girnis have been closed in the cotton growing area. The path to the Textile Park has been seen for many years. The condition of railway over bridge of Akot road is bad. Despite several requests, the bridge has not been repaired properly so far.
hopes in the new year
In this new year, people have expectations from all the people’s representatives that our public representatives will raise their voice with renewed vigor and many of the above problems will definitely be solved. There is a need for a new political will, whose path the public is looking forward to.