Mumbai: Villagers from six villages opposing Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) along with project affected persons (PAPs) of other villages on Tuesday presented a united front at the Shetkari Parishad held at the Shri Cheroba ground in Kolhi village to oppose the relief and rehabilitation package of the state government.
The leaders at the gathering, who were guided by former Supreme Court justice PB Sawant and former Bombay high court judge BG Kolse-Patil, told the villagers not to get bogged down by “pressure tactics” of the state government and compromise on their demands.
“Cidco and the state government will not let the airport come up elsewhere since the industrial corridor is planned here. They are just trying to pressurise you... If the state government is not in a position to fulfil the demands of villagers, it should scrap the project. Either way, villagers are not at loss because the rates of land here will touch Rs100 crore in the days to come,” said Kolse-Patil.
15/01/14 Rahul M Tawade/Daily News & Analysis
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The leaders at the gathering, who were guided by former Supreme Court justice PB Sawant and former Bombay high court judge BG Kolse-Patil, told the villagers not to get bogged down by “pressure tactics” of the state government and compromise on their demands.
“Cidco and the state government will not let the airport come up elsewhere since the industrial corridor is planned here. They are just trying to pressurise you... If the state government is not in a position to fulfil the demands of villagers, it should scrap the project. Either way, villagers are not at loss because the rates of land here will touch Rs100 crore in the days to come,” said Kolse-Patil.
15/01/14 Rahul M Tawade/Daily News & Analysis
