Pacific Quay, new home for BBC Scotland

The council leader, Charles Gordon, has written to the outgoing chief executive of Scottish Enterprise, Robert Crawford, expressing dissatisfaction with the way the project was being overseen.

He said Scottish Enterprise had not "put its money where its mouth is" and had failed to deliver promises worth �20m on Clydeside.

A spokeswoman for Scottish Enterprise said: "We are focusing on delivering results and creating a vibrant riverfront instead of spending our time indulging in petty squabbling and silly points scoring."

The spat came as Councillor Gordon revealed that �24m of work to improve the area was completed in 2002/03.

The regeneration is well under way and it has unstoppable momentum Charles Gordon Glasgow City Council

Many miles of disused land litter the river where shipbuilding and its related industries once stood.

The regeneration scheme, which started last year, will see Broomielaw transformed into a new financial district and public transport improved with a mono-rail or tram system.

A further 2,500 new homes are to be built in the Glasgow Harbour area - 650 of which are already under construction.

The proposals will also see Byres Road in the city's west end transformed into "Glasgow's Greenwich Village".

'Lifeblood of Glasgow'

Overall, nearly 80 different projects are planned to make the waterfront an economic force in the city once again.

Demolition of the waterfront's older buildings is well under way and the council said it had invested �80m in the regeneration plans.

A further �861m in private sector commitments from businesses, housebuilders and leisure retailers has also been made.

Mr Gordon said the plans would "ensure that the River Clyde will, once again, be the lifeblood of Glasgow".

The Granary is being demolished as part of the plans

He added: "The regeneration is well under way and it has unstoppable momentum."

It is hoped the regeneration of the waterfront will create about 20,000 jobs.

A 118-acre site at Glasgow Harbour site has become the focal point of the project.

A total of 2,500 homes will be built on it and more than a third of the site will be developed as new parks with river walkways and cycleways.

The city's Museum of Transport will be moved from its current home at the Kelvin Hall to the riverside.

The site of the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) will be given a major facelift with plans in the pipeline to construct a national arena.

A "media village" is also being built at Pacific Quay, the centrepiece of which will be new headquarters for BBC Scotland.

A major road bridge will also be built to connect the Quay, where the Glasgow Science Centre is based, with Finnieston Street on the north bank of the river.