Mumbai: With land acquisition for Mumbai's second airport proving to be difficult in Navi Mumbai, the Maharashtra government has drawn up a Plan B.
Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Friday that a few local residents were resisting the land acquisition and, therefore, the government had started looking for an alternative site.
The airport may be located on an island, about 1.5-2 km from Panvel Creek, and Chavan said a Dutch company had been tasked with carrying out a feasibility report for reclaiming land from the sea. “A second airport in Mumbai is an absolute necessity as the existing airport is completely choked and we are going to have a second one,” the chief minister said, addressing the 10th international real estate summit organised by Ficci.
The state government said earlier this week it had reached an agreement with affected parties, paving the way for the construction of the airport. However, it appears some villagers were reluctant to part with land.
16/1/13 Financial Express
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Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Friday that a few local residents were resisting the land acquisition and, therefore, the government had started looking for an alternative site.
The airport may be located on an island, about 1.5-2 km from Panvel Creek, and Chavan said a Dutch company had been tasked with carrying out a feasibility report for reclaiming land from the sea. “A second airport in Mumbai is an absolute necessity as the existing airport is completely choked and we are going to have a second one,” the chief minister said, addressing the 10th international real estate summit organised by Ficci.
The state government said earlier this week it had reached an agreement with affected parties, paving the way for the construction of the airport. However, it appears some villagers were reluctant to part with land.
16/1/13 Financial Express
