Mumbai: The rehabilitation component of the Navi Mumbai Airport project has hit a roadblock as a major portion of the 57 hectares of land, meant to relocate project affected people (PAP), has been classified as no-development land, following a change in coastal area protection norms in 2011.
The Navi Mumbai Airport is one of the six projects that have been allowed to be constructed on CRZ-1 land under the 2011 notification. The state government has now asked that the exemption granted to the core airport land be extended to the 57-hectare land in Wadghar village meant to rehabilitate PAPs. The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) is yet to take a decision on freeing land from CRZ restrictions, despite the state government’s recent representations to the Prime Minister’s Office and the ministry.
Traditionally, in Navi Mumbai, the High Tide Line (HTL), which is the marker of CRZ-1, has been delineated on the basis of bunds and flapgates.
05/02/14 Shalini Nair/Indian Express
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The Navi Mumbai Airport is one of the six projects that have been allowed to be constructed on CRZ-1 land under the 2011 notification. The state government has now asked that the exemption granted to the core airport land be extended to the 57-hectare land in Wadghar village meant to rehabilitate PAPs. The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) is yet to take a decision on freeing land from CRZ restrictions, despite the state government’s recent representations to the Prime Minister’s Office and the ministry.
Traditionally, in Navi Mumbai, the High Tide Line (HTL), which is the marker of CRZ-1, has been delineated on the basis of bunds and flapgates.
05/02/14 Shalini Nair/Indian Express
