Navi Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said the proposed Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA), near Navi Mumbai International Airport, is expected to generate more than 15 lakh jobs, with locals prioritised by talent.The CM made the statement while performing bhoomipujan for infrastructure works in NAINA and distributing property cards to landholders who had surrendered land.He also inaugurated CIDCO connectivity projects linking Navi Mumbai airport and Uran Bypass Road. The connectivity projects — three bridges on the eastern side providing connectivity to the airport — will provide faster, signal-free airport access from Pune, Panvel, Thane and Kalyan to Ulwe, Belapur, Atal Setu, Ulwe Coastal Road and Amra Marg. Uran Bypass Bridge will improve links between Uran city and its railway station, cut travel time and ease traffic on Sion-Panvel highway.Describing NAINA as a new township modelled on Navi Mumbai, Fadnavis said the planned city would become a major growth centre for Maharashtra over the next 50 years.Of the 15 lakh expected jobs, 10 lakh would be at basic-to-intermediate levels and five lakh would be high-paying, with locals having a major stake through participation in govt’s land-pooling scheme, he added.Fadnavis said the airport should be viewed not merely as an aviation facility but as an economic multiplier capable of boosting the region’s gross domestic product. Thane, Navi Mumbai, Raigad and Palghar would become important engines of Maharashtra’s economic development over the next five decades, he added.Fadnavis said 4,000 landholders had received property cards before work began on the township. Remaining beneficiaries would receive cards in phases under the land-pooling formula, while landholders would receive developed land equivalent to 40% of the area they surrendered as compensation.Acknowledging delays, Fadnavis said farmers had lacked confidence in the land-allotment process. With 40% developed land in return for their holdings, many did not know where their plots would be allotted, while some found discrepancies at the locations shown to them.The CM said govt had authorised CIDCO to rectify errors in the final development plan, including overlapping plots, incorrect plot numbers and discrepancies in land-ownership records. The foundation stone was to be laid only after farmers received their land documents, with issues being resolved village by village.
