Monday, June 03, 2013

Mini-England may house new airport PAP

A ‘mini-England’ is likely to come up next to the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA). Cidco has prepared a plan for creating a new township, Pushpak Nagar, for the project-affected people (PAP).
The usual practice is to shift the PAP from horizontal slums to vertical ones and that too in some remote location that is completely neglected by civic authorities.
“The proposed township is spread over 26,32,569 sqm. It will have infrastructure, amenities and buildings better than modern England architecture,” said Sanjay Bhatia, Cidco vice-chairman and MD.
Pushpak Entitlement Area, as it has been demarcated, is actually Cidco’s land spread over 200 hectares near Dapoli village.
The plan is nearly ready and will soon be presented to the PAP. Approximately 5,000 families, or 10 villages, will have to be re-settled after they get displaced due to the NMIA.
The fine print has a central park, lake, community garden or open spaces, stadium, recreational zones, religious places, educational institutes, hospital, etc.
03/06/13 Ateeq Shaikh/Daily News & Analysis
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