18 months and 3 panels later, Balganga dam still stalled
MUMBAI: The Balganga dam project in Pen taluka, planned to supply 350 million litres of water daily (MLD) to Navi Mumbai, has been stalled for the past 18 months because of huge cost variations. The...
View ArticleNavi Mumbai: Six villages are Cidco's big challenge
With the six villages still opposed to the Navi Mumbai International Airport project, the biggest challenge before Cidco at present is to convince them before February 15 — its deadline to inform the...
View ArticleCivic body revives plans for abattoir at Shiravane village in Nerul
NAVI MUMBAI: Three years after the proposal to set up an abattoir in Nerul was shot down, following objection by guardian minister Ganesh Naik, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has now...
View Article18 months and 3 panels on, Pen dam still stalled
MUMBAI: The Balganga dam project in Pen taluka, planned to supply 350 million litres of water daily (MLD) to Navi Mumbai, has been stalled for the past 18 months because of huge cost variations. The...
View Article6 villages think about taking airport land battle to court
NAVI MUMBAI: Six villages, opposing the Navi Mumbai International Airport, are considering taking the battle to court. A day after the state government made it clear that the villagers will get 22.5%...
View ArticleCidco opposes NMMC bid to change land use near mayor's bungalow
NAVI MUMBAI: A proposal by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to convert a residential plot near the mayor's bungalow at CBD Belapur into a garden has hit a hurdle. The City and Industrial...
View ArticleFund for smart cities boon for Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai: The interest of several town planning and civic officials, including those from the city, was piqued when Arun Jaitley made provision for growth and development of smart cities. The Smart...
View Article600-sq km city coming up near Mumbai
A new city, Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA), is coming up next to Navi Mumbai where the international airport has been planned. The Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) is one...
View ArticleStaff crunch hits Cidco's raze drive
NAVI MUMBAI: The City And Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) has been battling the menace of unauthorized constructions with a paltry staff in the controller of unauthorized construction...
View ArticleNavi Mumbai airport: 6 villages reject package, again; stress not against...
Villagers from six villages opposing Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) along with project affected persons (PAPs) of other villages on Tuesday presented a united front at the Shetkari Parishad...
View ArticleCidco hopeful of sorting Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area land...
NAVI MUMBAI: The City & Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) is hopeful that the airport land acquisition issue will be sorted by this month end or next month. While talking to the media on...
View ArticleVillagers and Cidco agree on airport project compensation
NAVI MUMBAI: Villagers have accepted an alternative model proposed by Peasents Workers Party (PWP) MLA Vivek Patil at the meeting held at Pargaon village on Saturday. The model may be finalized after...
View ArticleNavi Mumbai to soon be a hub for affordable housing
Sunday, 31 August 2014 - 5:50am IST | Agency: DNA Sudhir Suryawanshi Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit If you are planning to buy a house soon, Navi Mumbai will soon...
View ArticleCidco still in touch with old committee
Villagers from the six villages continue to oppose the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) project and want the state government and Cidco to have discussions only through the newly-floated Navi...
View ArticleHimachal to retender Naina Devi ropeway project
SHIMLA: Having failed to get bidders for developing a ropeway between Toba village and Naina Devi shrine in Himachal Pradesh, the state government has started the process of retendering and officials...
View ArticleSearch for affordable homes reaches Khopoli
After Kharghar, Kamothe, Kalamboli and Panvel, it is Khopoli that has caught the eyes of real estate developers from the satellite city. They have lined up several big and small projects in the area...
View ArticleSmart, green city near proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport to become...
NAVI MUMBAI: A parallel city, much bigger than Navi Mumbai, is being planned by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) near the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) in 30...
View ArticleFinally, Chavan okays 2.5 FSI for old buildings in city
NAVI MUMBAI: The residents of old and dilapidated buildings have reason to cheer. Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan has given his nod to the long-pending demand for 2.5 FSI on Tuesday, ensuring faster...
View ArticleFinally, CM okays 2.5 FSI for old buildings in city
NAVI MUMBAI: The residents of old and dilapidated buildings have reason to cheer. Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan has given his nod to the long-pending demand for 2.5 FSI on Tuesday, ensuring faster...
View Article'Redevelopment of old building in civic area part of cluster scheme'
NAVI MUMBAI: Thane guardian minister and MLA Ganesh Naik clarified at a press meet on Saturday in Vashi that the cluster development plan, approved by the state legislative assembly on Friday, also...
View ArticleDemolition in NAINA halted after protest
NAVI MUMBAI: A City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) team that had gone to Usarli village in New Panvel to raze down an illegal building, had to retreat after locals...
View ArticleNAINA is bigger than Mumbai, claims Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan
Friday, 5 September 2014 - 6:28am IST | Place: Vashi | Agency: DNA Amit Srivastava Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Prithviraj-chavan'>Chief minister Prithviraj...
View ArticleNAINA – the only hope for affordable homes
Wednesday, 10 December 2014 - 6:37am IST | Place: Vashi | Agency: DNA Amit Srivastava Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Navi Mumbaikars' hope for affordable housing is...
View ArticleIllegal constructions thrive in Panvel as officials pass the buck
Navi Mumbai: The civic body and town planning authority continue to pass the buck, even as illegal construction of residential buildings continues to flourish in Panvel, including the 23 villages that...
View ArticleHi-tech survey of airport lands, soon
CBD: The City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) will spend around Rs 60 crore to conduct a topographic survey for the land under Navi Mumbai Airport Influenced Notified Area (Naina) plan...
View ArticleCM gives fillip to airport with relocation project for PAPs
VASHI: Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Sunday announced the project to relocate project affected persons (PAPs) for the Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA). The project will be...
View ArticleCidco needs 57 staff to monitor Naina project
NAVI MUMBAI: City and Industrial Development Corporation's (Cidco) controller of unauthorized construction (CUC) department has asked for 90 staff for the 15 nodes spanning 344 sq km. It has also put...
View ArticleBelapur BPO faces leakage due to Naina’s revamp work
NAVI MUMBAI: An international BPO on the sixth floor of tower 10, Belapur railway station commercial complex (BRSCCL) has been battling leakage problems from the terrace and seventh floor. The problem...
View ArticleCity builders suggest CEO for Naina project
NAVI MUMBAI: City builders would like City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) to appoint a CEO exclusively for the Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (Naina) project. This will...
View ArticleCheap housing only at Naina: Builders
Navi Mumbai: The city builders, who have put up stalls at Credai-BANM's 15th property exhibition, say that they are expecting a turnover of approximately Rs 2,500 crore within a span of three months....
View ArticleCidco razes 1st illegal building on Naina land
NAVI MUMBAI: Cidco's controller of unauthorized construction (CUC) team has started a demolition drive in Vichumbe village in Panvel taluka to prevent the mushrooming of illegal buildings in...
View ArticleWhen will Cidco develop infra in villages under NAINA?
It’s been more than seven months since the state government appointed Cidco as the special planning authority for villages coming under Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA). However,...
View ArticleNAINA – the only hope for affordable homes in Navi Mumbai
Representational image. Navi Mumbaikars' hope for affordable housing is not going to end any time soon. Despite Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA) emerging as the new hotspot for...
View ArticleProposed Panvel-Karjat track will help Naina residents too
Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (Naina) project got an extra boost with the state government's in-principle nod for double-laning the track between Panvel and Karjat. The...
View ArticleRealty focus shifts to NAINA
With fewer plots available in the satellite city and with real estate projects in most nodes reaching a saturation level, city developers believe that Cidco should develop the Navi Mumbai Airport...
View ArticleAll eyes on Naina and Navi Mumbai revamp
NAVI MUMBAI: Sanjay Bhatia, vice-chairman and managing director of Cidco, has major plans to revamp Navi Mumbai. Top on his agenda is ensuring the success of the Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified...
View ArticleCidco to submit Naina model for state nod
NAVI MUMBAI: The City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) board has finalized the Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (Naina) model for developing the...
View ArticleCidco plans to build ‘modern township’ on NAINA land
Navi Mumbai: The City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) will soon build a modern township. It will take up the pilot project of 38 sq km on the 600 sq km of the Navi Mumbai Airport...
View ArticleWill Virar-Alibaug highway stir delay Naina further?
Navi Mumbai: There may be more speed bumps in the Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (Naina) project. Villagers from a part the project are protesting against a 20-km stretch of Virar-Alibaug...
View ArticlePhase two hearing held for NAINA
The second phase of hearing on objections and suggestions on the pilot project of development of 23 villages in Panvel tehsil, falling under Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA), was...
View ArticleFaced with villagers ire, Cidco restores original multi modal corridor
NAVI MUMBAI: Faced with strong opposition by villagers, NAINA authorities have decided to restore the multi modal corridor to the original route as worked out by MMRDA. Villagers had taken strong...
View ArticleNaina goes back to original MMRDA corridor plan in Navi Mumbai
NAVI MUMBAI: Faced with strong opposition by villagers, NAINA authorities have decided to restore the multi modal corridor to the original route as worked out by MMRDA. Villagers had taken strong...
View ArticleFinal hearing of Naina villagers over; plan to roll out soon
NAVI MUMBAI: The final hearing of the suggestions and objections of the NAINA villagers for the interim development plan (IDP) got over Thursday. The IDP spans an area of 37 sq km area comprising 23...
View ArticleFinal Naina hearing with villagers concludes
NAVI MUMBAI: Ten months after Cidco first invited feedback in August last year, the final hearing of the...
View ArticleNavi Mumbai: Standing tall between Cidco & airport
Former sarpanch of Pargaon, Mahendra Patil, is now at the forefront of the protest initiated by aggrieved farmers from the six villages opposed to the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) project....
View ArticleCidco late in issuing Marathi booklets about Naina project
NAVI MUMBAI: As the deadline of submitting to the state government the IDP of 23 villages under Naina phase I is nearing in first week of September, Cidco has fast tracked the...
View ArticleRs 7.4 Cr Naina project to be funded by Cidco
NAVI MUMBAI: In what is being described as a rare model, the developed city of Navi Mumbai will be the proverbial 'big brother' and fund the Navi Mumbai airport influence notified area (Naina) pilot...
View ArticleCidco to reduce surrendered land from 10 to 7.5ha for Naina, urge villagers...
Navi Mumbai: Cidco has decided to decrease the earlier minimum amount of 10 hectares of land to be surrendered by the project-affected villages to 7.5 hectares, so that small landholders can avail the...
View ArticleCidco officials visit Chipale to explain Naina
NAVI MUMBAI: Senior Cidco officers recently gave a presentation to villagers in Panvel, to clear any doubts over land acquisition issues about the upcoming Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area...
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