“10 villages in Panvel taluka of Raigad district has been acquired. The land could be cleared due to the cooperation of the project-affected people (PAP).”
— Sanjay Mukherjee, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, CIDCO
The Navi Mumbai International Airport Limited (NMIAL) project recently crossed a significant milestone, according to CIDCO. It had cleared all the 3070 structures located in the project area and the entire site of 1,160 hectares had been made available for airport construction. “The rehabilitation of more than 5,000 families from these villages is near to completion, reported TNN. 10 villages in Panvel taluka of Raigad district has been acquired. The land could be cleared due to the cooperation of the project-affected people (PAP),” said Dr Sanjay Mukherjee, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, CIDCO.
“Public buildings, churches as well as public and privately owned 56 temples have been relocated to the rehabilitation area and the idols have been honourably shifted with the support of the PAPs. A total of 27 constructions including community temples, schools and cemeteries have been evicted,” said CIDCO adding that important pre-development works in the airport area had been completed.
The Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL), a subsidiary of Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL) owns 74 per cent stake in NMIAL. The Navi Mumbai airport is a Greenfield airport that will service passengers in the Mumbai metropolitan region. Recently, NMIAL announced financial closure of the entire debt requirement of INR 12,770 crore with State Bank of India.
MIAL operates the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), the only airport currently available for airline flights to/from Mumbai and neighbouring areas. The CSMIA airport operates out of a single runway and has been operating at full capacity for years now. In June 2018, the single runway airport made record by handling over 1000 landings/take-offs in 24 hours. But CSMIA’s air traffic dropped in 2019 after Jet Airways, the only airline based out of Mumbai, suspended its flights in April.
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