Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan sealed a “landmark” compensation deal with representatives of project-affected people (PAPs), mostly farmers, of Panvel, where the Navi Mumbai airport is to come up. It was the last and major hurdle that had held up bidding for airport construction works.
“This is probably the best and most attractive compensation in the country so far,” Chavan told reporters after the meeting. The warring PAPs accepted the government proposal to award 22.5% developed land as compensation for the total land surrendered by each of them for the project with an average FSI of 2. They had been demanding Rs 40 crore per hectare other than land compensation and jobs.
While denying the Navi Mumbai airport project affected persons (PAPs) any major monetary compensation, the government offered 22.5% developed land against the usual practice of offering 12.5% as well as cash. The only monetary benefits include 100 shares of Rs 10 to each PAP family, and Rs 1,000 per square foot for reconstruction of houses.
Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said once the airport construction starts, appreciation in the land value will be among of the highest in the country.
Government sources said each PAP with one acre of land will get a developed plot worth at least around Rs 3.5 crore when the airport is ready.
Cidco chairman Pramod Hindurao added the deal would fetch PAPs around Rs 25 crore for each hectare once the airport work starts and reiterated that it is “one of the biggest such deals in the country”.
With this development, Mumbaikars can expect construction to start in a year and the first phase of the airport, with a runway and a terminal, to be ready by 2017.
The deal assumes significance as the prime minister is to hold a meeting on Wednesday to review the project status before giving it the final go-ahead. “We are going to inform the prime minister that we had finalized the compensation to take the project forward,” said Chavan. “Now a global tender will be floated soon to appoint a developer by the end of next year.”
In the meantime, other works—awarding of compensation, relief and rehabilitation of PAPs, diversion of rivers, shifting of mangroves, shifting of electricity transmission towers, flattening of hillocks and creation of mangrove lagoon—will be taken up. These works should start in six months. The first phase of airport construction with one runway and a terminal is expected to be over by 2017,” said Cidco managing director Sanjay Bhatia.
With the government decision, PAPs can now get compensatory land located more than 200 metres from the existing area of their residence. “This has increased the chances of getting more commercially prospective land as compensation for farmers,” said a source.
They will get a floor space index (FSI) of 1.5 on the first 12.5% of the total 22.5% developed land. It will be located around the airport
They will get an FSI of 2.5 for the remaining 10% of the land. It will be in Pushpak Nagar, a locality that will be constructed close to the airport
Thus, each PAP will get an average FSI of 2
Total PAP (farmer) families : 3,500
Area : Around 671 hectares of total 2,262 hectares
Remaining land is already in Cidco’s possession Of the total 2,262 hectares, around 2,000 hectares will be used for actual airport construction
The land is located in Panvel along Navi Mumbai close to Panvel creek where it meets Ghadi and Ulve rivers.
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