Airport in Navi Mumbai

An Environmental Concern

Presented By:
Mahesh, Swati, Nidhi, Aditya and Pawan
 INTRODUCTION

 Second Air Hub for Metropolis

 Chatrapati Shivaji Airport
 Saturation
 Navi Mumbai Airport
 Passenger Handling Capacity
 OVERVIEW

COST
LOCATION

AREA
Environmental Concern
 MANGROVES VS AIRPORT

 Mumbai’s mangroves
 Aviation dilemma
 Big business links?
 Impact on mangroves
 Legal impact
 Biodiversity loses out again
Blasting of Hillocks Diversion of Rivers

 Earth fill for Runways

 Environmentalists Fear
 Alternative for diversion-
 Destruction of Not feasible
Ecologically Fragile
Biome
 POLITICAL ANGLE
 Compromise between Praful Patel and Jairam
Ramesh
 Observer research foundation’s take

 Praful Patel adamant to bring the airport to Navi

Mumbai, why?
 COMPENSATIONS
 Plant mangroves- CIDCO
 Grant compensation to fishermen
 CURRENT NEWS

 Sites for developing non-aeronautical components

 Changing the runway
 Final clearance
 REFERENCES
 New Navi Mumbai airport plan: Old wine in new bottle;
The Times Of India; sep 16 ,2010
 Green nod for Navi Mumbai airport by Oct: Patel ;

The Indian Express; sep 21 ,2010

 Airport rests on environmental concerns; The Hindu;

July 19, 2010

 Is The Navi Mumbai International Airport A Battle
Between Commercial Political Interests And
Environment?
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