Those affected by land takeover for the proposed Navi Mumbai airport do not expect the Centre’s amended draft of the land acquisition legislation to change things much on their core demands.
The Project Affected Persons (PAPs) stand to lose 450 hectares for the project and, in return, want 35-40 per cent returned as developed land. They say they were not ready to accept the state government’s proposal of 12.5 per cent or up to 15 per cent developed land, plus monetary compensation of Rs 10 lakh a hectare.
This comes just after Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, who headed the group of ministers which suggested amendments to the core Bill, said in Navi Mumbai yesterday that the PAPs would now be entitled for compensation at four times the market rates.
17/12/12 Sanjay Jog/Business Standard
