sublimation

Express news service : Mumbai, Fri Feb 03 2012
Clearing the way for the construction of an international airport in Navi Mumbai, the Bombay High Court on Thursday allowed City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) to transfer a 157-acre tract of land in Panvel to the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
Ruling in CIDCO’s favour, Justice D K Deshmukh said it was clear from the documentary evidence presented before the court that the land had been in the possession of the authority for several years. The judge, however, did not decide on the ownership of the land, ruling that if the Bivalkar family — who claimed that they owned the land in question—was found to be the owners, they would be entitled to appropriate compensation.
Earlier, arguing for the state government, Advocate General Ravi Kadam said that an earlier statement made in 2005 by a government pleader was incorrect and prayed that it be withdrawn. The statement was to the effect that the family owns the land. According to Kadam, the lawyer had said this without obtaining appropriate information from the revenue department and had only sought instructions from the forest department.
The court subsequently concurred with Kadam’s view and said, “Prima facie, it appears that the government lawyer’s statement was incorrect. As the government had transferred the land to CIDCO in the 1960s, it does not have the authority to make a statement about the ownership of land.”
The Maharashtra government claimed that the land was acquired and later handed over to CIDCO in 1973. It further contended that it got ownership of the land after the enactment of the Inam Abolition Act, 1973. Through the act, the system of feudal land holding was abolished.
Source:Indian Express

bestpro

All projects in ULWE will benefit the most. Ulwe will be the Vile Parle of Navi Mumbai.

Sharpj

People have a hard time in arriving at the probability of future events.. If you are buying for self use.. it is okay.. if for investment.. hmmm the builders who had invested are making money.. not common people..

Airport forest nod revoked | Deccan Chronicle

The chief conservator of forests of Thane circle, R.K. Pole, has withdrawn the forest clearance granted to the Navi Mumbai airport.

The clearance was granted on the grounds that the Navi Mumbai airport would be located more than ten km away from the Karnala bird sanctuary as has been laid out in the environmental clearance rules of the MoEF. Following pressure from Mumbai activists who actually measured the distance, Mr Pole and his team resurveyed the area and found the distance less than what had been claimed by the nodal agency City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO).
“We have conveyed our objections to the principal secretary and the Navi Mumbai authority will have to seek fresh permission from both the state wildlife advisory board and the central wildlife advisory board,” said Mr Pole.
Debi Goenka of the Bombay-based Conser-vation Action Trust said, “Birds and planes cannot co-exist. Not only will the Navi Mumbai airport prove a direct threat to the Karnala bird sanctuary but it is going to adversely affect the eco-sensitive Matheran area as also the 2000 year old rock cut Elphanta caves.”
Another detail that the MoEF had not been apprised about, activists point out, was that the airport site has 130 hectares of reserve forest.
“CIDCO will have to seek special permission to clear these forests,” Goenka asserted.
The proposed airport is also facing a land acquisition problem. It requires 2,042 hectares of land from which 1,405 hectare is already with CIDCO but 485 hectare is privately owned. These private parties are demanding much large compensation packages thereby forcing infrastructure companies to question the viability of the entire project.

shrimundra

Guys check this the navi mumbai airport!



Source: .com » Blog Archive » First Look! The Navi Mumbai International Airport

Sharpj

Yeah sure.. Artists impression.. If you see some of the spins our builders are capable of..

Everyone will be very happy once it comes through..

What I am afraid is not of the airport completing, but the infra promised will be so much delayed.. that it will lose its edge..

Have you seen the new Bangalore airport.. It has been ready since 2008.. It is 2012 and they are still building the flyovers and roads.. It takes 3+ hours to reach the airport from the city..

Indian growth will slow down for the next couple of years and there will be many delays..

nileshdias

I live in London and house prices around heathrow are the lowest. People want to stay away from airport to avoid noise and pollution. Unless you need to travel often for work, what is the benefit of having an airport nearby?

sharpinvestor

Well guys India and UK are different . Near to the airport in Anderi prices are very high . same is the case with santacruz. Well , its not marketing gimmick .... with the airport comes connectivity to all other parts of mumbai..... this would help in greater appreciation of prices.

Moreover , there would be entire machinery that would be moblized for the same.

Buts its true that in India a project for 5 years might take 25 yrs. Hence , after getting old you might be able to realise returns

sjain123

Very true
Most of the investments will reap benefits in out 70s ...

nileshdias

I think you are mistaken if you attribute high prices in Andheri and Santa Cruz to the airports. In fact Andheri (E) was/is cheaper than most other places.

Again all I'm saying is the direct tangible benefits of airports are overstated (like ease of flying) the indirect benefits are a different thing. But I don't see any.

savvy_v

THANKS SUBLIMATION....
To add on recent news;
Villagers now demand 32.5% developed landThe deadlock over land acquisition between the City Industrial Develop-ment Corporation (Cidco) and the villagers for the Navi Mumbai airport project continued, after the latter made another demand.

1. Navi Mumbai villagers, whose land will be acquired for the new international airport project in Panvel are now demanding that Cidco give them a cumulative 32.5 per cent developed land in return.
2. This includes the recent offer of 20 per cent land developed by Cidco, as well as the earlier 12.5 per cent developed land scheme.
3. The 12.5 per cent scheme was implemented by Cidco in the 1980s when it acquired land to develop Navi Mumbai. It included giving 12.5 per cent of the developed land in various parts of the satellite city to the villagers in return for the acquisition.
4. Some of the land acquired in the 80s will now be used for the airport too. The eight villages, which are located at the current site had surrendered their fields to the authority in 80s. However, Cidco now needs to acquire this site as well, and has already offered 20 per cent developed land to villagers.
5. The villagers however, want to benefit from both the schemes. Incidentally, only 70 per cent of the families from these villages have received the 12.5 per cent land under the earlier scheme and villagers want it to be completed first.

Pandharinath Keni, president of the Navi Mumbai Vimantal Prakalpagast Sanghatana added that all villagers must get the same or equivalent compensation. “If those who have already received the 12.5 per cent are declared ineligible for the 20 per cent scheme, it will lead to unnecessary issues,” he said.
A Cidco official said that they are not aware of any such demand being made and cannot comment until a final deal is struck.

SOURCE; Apr 23, 2012 Age Correspondent |
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