Maha CM to meet PAPs of Navi Mumbai Airport project

To sort out the land allotment issue being faced by the proposed Navi Mumbai airport project, the Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will meet people displaced by the project in the next ten days. Officials of the State Urban Development Ministry confirmed the development. A meeting has taken place between Chavan, City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Sanjay Bhatia and other government officials in this regard.

The project affected persons (or PAPs) are pressing for the allotment of 35 to 40 per cent of the developed land, while the State government has shown its willingness to provide 22.5 per cent of developed land. At the detailed presentation made at the meeting, about 30 issues, including the allotment of developed land to PAPs came up for discussion.

About 450 hectares of private land is yet to be acquired for the Navi Mumbai airport project. A series of talks were held between Cidco and the PAPs. The market value of the 22.5 per cent developed land will be worth Rs 18 crore per hectare, against the present value of Rs 15 lakh per hectare. The PAPs are certainly going to benefit. Besides, Cidco will develop a world class city for the PAPs adjacent to the airport, a senior government official said.