August 15th 2023.
Navi Mumbai is gearing up to receive a major infrastructure facelift with the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) floating tenders worth ₹1200 crores for basic necessities. These include roads, drainage, and a solid waste management system in the Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Area (NAINA). The projects will be executed in Town Planning Schemes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Since its inception in 2013, NAINA has seen a slow progress in infrastructure development, leading to losses in revenue for developers and the government alike. Prakash Baviskar, President of the NAINA Builders Welfare Association and General Secretary of the Marathi Bandhkam Vyavsayik Association, said that inadequate infrastructure is one of the main reasons for the standstill.
NAINA operates on a participatory land pooling scheme, wherein villagers are entitled to receive 40 percent of the developed land in exchange for surrendering a portion of their land. However, a faction of villagers has been opposing the scheme, citing the inability of villagers to sustain themselves if they relinquish the lands.
In May 2023, CIDCO handed over possession of the final plots to landowners from Chiple, Vihighar, Devad, Bhokarpada, Belavali, and Sangade villages under Town Planning Scheme-2 of NAINA. The villagers were presented with the actual abuttals and boundaries of the final plots, as determined by the arbitrator.
Interestingly, CIDCO has recently minted ₹1,400 crores from the sale of 30 plots. More than 2,000 resident owners have been reaping the benefits of this development, with each plot measuring approximately 4,000 sqm. The success of this endeavor is a testament to the cooperation of landowners, as well as the government's commitment to the development of NAINA.
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