Mumbai: The final approval from the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) for the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) is expected to come this week.
"After this clearance from the MoEF, there will not be any more sanctions left from this ministry," said a senior official from City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco).
Called Stage II Clearance, the approval involves a review of Stage I Clearance accorded earlier. Plans for compensatory forestation, river diversion, mangrove plantation, etc, were cleared under the Stage-I nod.
Once the Stage-I compliances are met with, the next stage is to present a rehabilitation plan by Cidco to MoEF.
A week ago, the Cidco had awarded two contracts for pre-development works. The work involved land leveling for the construction of the airport and cutting of Ulwe Hill (80 metres) to fill the marshy land. Contracts worth Rs 398 crore and Rs 700 crore was awarded to Supreme Infrastructure and Gayatri Projects respectively. An area of 1,160 hectare (2,800 acre) will be leveled for the construction of the airport.
28/06/16 Ateeq Shaikh/Daily News & Analysis
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"After this clearance from the MoEF, there will not be any more sanctions left from this ministry," said a senior official from City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco).
Called Stage II Clearance, the approval involves a review of Stage I Clearance accorded earlier. Plans for compensatory forestation, river diversion, mangrove plantation, etc, were cleared under the Stage-I nod.
Once the Stage-I compliances are met with, the next stage is to present a rehabilitation plan by Cidco to MoEF.
A week ago, the Cidco had awarded two contracts for pre-development works. The work involved land leveling for the construction of the airport and cutting of Ulwe Hill (80 metres) to fill the marshy land. Contracts worth Rs 398 crore and Rs 700 crore was awarded to Supreme Infrastructure and Gayatri Projects respectively. An area of 1,160 hectare (2,800 acre) will be leveled for the construction of the airport.
28/06/16 Ateeq Shaikh/Daily News & Analysis
