MUMBAI: Notices for land acquisition for the 226-acre core area for the Navi Mumbai international airport will be issued from Tuesday. The land is largely owned by villagers and is spread over eight villages. The acquisition will be carried out by the Raigad collector.
Cidco officials said physical possession of the land is expected to be completed by September.
"In phase I, for compensation distribution, we received 46 consent letters, and 11 more people have come forward after closure of the process. Plots have been marked and allotments will be done through a lottery. The first assignment of plots to project-affected people will be done on August 15,'' sources said.
Once the land is acquired, the process of reclamation, hill-cutting and diversion of the Ulwe river will be undertaken in the core area.
Bids for the airport's construction will be issued within three months and the process will be completed within eight months. Thereafter, the bidder will have to take over the construction process, including whatever remains of reclamation and hill-cutting, officials said.
"Currently, the rehab area for over 2,500 families who are to be compensated with a house (they do not own land) is being developed. This is apart from landowners who will be rehabilitated at Pushpak Nagar, which is also under development,'' the officials said. Landless families will be rehabilitated in Wadghar and Wahal villages.
Another challenge for the airport construction is the shifting of high tension lines owned by Tata Power and the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL), which is underway.
With all requisite permission in place, officials said the airport should be ready to operate by 2017. The project cost has gone up from Rs 4,766 crore in 2006 to Rs 14,573 crore. It is being planned as a green airport with water bodies, riverfront development, a mangrove park and a forest spread over 600 hectares.
Cidco officials said physical possession of the land is expected to be completed by September.
"In phase I, for compensation distribution, we received 46 consent letters, and 11 more people have come forward after closure of the process. Plots have been marked and allotments will be done through a lottery. The first assignment of plots to project-affected people will be done on August 15,'' sources said.
Once the land is acquired, the process of reclamation, hill-cutting and diversion of the Ulwe river will be undertaken in the core area.
Bids for the airport's construction will be issued within three months and the process will be completed within eight months. Thereafter, the bidder will have to take over the construction process, including whatever remains of reclamation and hill-cutting, officials said.
"Currently, the rehab area for over 2,500 families who are to be compensated with a house (they do not own land) is being developed. This is apart from landowners who will be rehabilitated at Pushpak Nagar, which is also under development,'' the officials said. Landless families will be rehabilitated in Wadghar and Wahal villages.
Another challenge for the airport construction is the shifting of high tension lines owned by Tata Power and the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL), which is underway.
With all requisite permission in place, officials said the airport should be ready to operate by 2017. The project cost has gone up from Rs 4,766 crore in 2006 to Rs 14,573 crore. It is being planned as a green airport with water bodies, riverfront development, a mangrove park and a forest spread over 600 hectares.
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