Mumbai: The six villages that rejected the compensation package to acquire land for the proposed Navi Mumbai airport, have offered the land on lease to the government if it is bound by constraints.
The residents of these six villages under Pargaon and Owala gram panchayats declared on Friday that they were not opposed to the airport project but would not compromise on their demands.
Mahendra Patil, former sarpanch of Pargaon panchayat, said, “Our main demand still includes 35% developed land with an FSI of 3 and cash compensation of Rs6.25 crore per hectare. The other option forwarded by our committee to the state government was distribution of plots under the 12.5% scheme with an FSI of 3 and a cash compensation of Rs16 crore per hectare.”
Patil told journalists at the Pargaon panchayat office that a third lease option was also put forward at a meeting with the government on November 11, 2013, but it was not discussed.
“The government should pay us a rent of Rs1 lakh per acre and the rent should be increased by 30% every three years. We are prepared to make adjustments if the state government is facing constraints, but the officials must discuss these with us,” Patil said.
11/01/14 Rahul Tawade/Daily News & Analysis
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The residents of these six villages under Pargaon and Owala gram panchayats declared on Friday that they were not opposed to the airport project but would not compromise on their demands.
Mahendra Patil, former sarpanch of Pargaon panchayat, said, “Our main demand still includes 35% developed land with an FSI of 3 and cash compensation of Rs6.25 crore per hectare. The other option forwarded by our committee to the state government was distribution of plots under the 12.5% scheme with an FSI of 3 and a cash compensation of Rs16 crore per hectare.”
Patil told journalists at the Pargaon panchayat office that a third lease option was also put forward at a meeting with the government on November 11, 2013, but it was not discussed.
“The government should pay us a rent of Rs1 lakh per acre and the rent should be increased by 30% every three years. We are prepared to make adjustments if the state government is facing constraints, but the officials must discuss these with us,” Patil said.
11/01/14 Rahul Tawade/Daily News & Analysis
