India, Nov. 27 -- The forceful unveiling of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in Nerul by MNS leader Amit Thackeray has drawn fresh attention to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation's growing list of completed projects worth Rs.1,200-1,500 crore awaiting inauguration dates from the CM and deputy CM.

Major civic assets across transport, health, water supply and community infrastructure have been ready for months and years but are lying unused. Senior officials admit privately that the principal hurdle is securing a common CM-DCM date.

The biggest facility in limbo for over a year is the Rs.190-crore Integrated Vashi Bus Terminus and Commercial Complex. "It has become a monument to indecision," said former corporator Raju Shinde.

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