Land acquisition for core Navi Mumbai airport area completed: Govt
Live MintMumbai: The central government on Thursday said that the land acquisition process for the core airport area for the upcoming Navi Mumbai airport has been completed, paving way for the beginning of the construction process for the long awaited airport project. "The timeline for construction of airport projects depends upon many factors, such as land acquisitions and availability of mandatory clearances, financial closure, etc, by the individual operator," Puri said adding that necessary action for approval from various departments, project development, including financing of the airport project is taken by the respective promoter. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had in January said that the Navi Mumbai airport is likely to be operational by mid-2020. However, the Navi Mumbai airport may not start operations by the end of next year as expected by the Maharashtra government, said two people familiar with the project.