INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT

NAINA (Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area) originated when the Indian government granted clearance for a
second Mumbai airport, in Navi Mumbai. One of the conditions for approval of the new airport was ‘that the Master
Plan, Development Plan of Navi Mumbai shall be revised and recast in view of the Airport development and to avoid
unplanned haphazard growth around the proposed airport’. Factors considered in assessment of the Influence Zone
around the new airport included ‘the requirements of International Airport as per the aerotropolis concept’,
connectivity and operation of various planning authorities in the region. Appointment of a ‘Planning Authority for a
Planned and orderly development within a radial distance of about 25km from the proposed International Airport site’
was deemed necessary. On 10th January 2013 City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) was appointed
as the Special Planning Authority.

A large land area was designated for NAINA, estimated at between 550 and 600 square kilometres (1.5 times larger
than the city of Mumbai). Inception of NAINA transferred planning powers to CIDCO; notification specified that all
proposals for development permission would henceforth be processed by CIDCO. Land acquisition for the initial
phase met with opposition. In 2014, while a survey was being undertaken, residents of the 23 villages notified for
development in phase 1 of NAINA (to the east of the Navi Mumbai International Airport site) voiced strong objection
saying they were not informed about the project which would adversely affect agriculture, their main source of
income.
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