Under a govt notification issued on Feb 9 under Section 32(1) of the Maharashtra Industrial Development (MID) Act, the state originally approved the acquisition of 1,216.75 hectares across seven villages: Vanpuri, Udachiwadi, Kumbharvalan, Ekhatpur, Pargaon, Munjawadi, and Khanwadi.“To rehabilitate those displaced, the state has now decided to acquire an additional 253.21 hectares in four of these villages under the same MID Act provisionsPune: The district administration has initiated the process of acquiring an additional 253.21 hectares across four villages to develop a rehabilitation area for project-affected persons (PAPs) of the proposed Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje International Airport in Purandar.The administration has issued a public notice urging landowners in the designated areas to submit consent letters and affidavits, a mandatory step in the land acquisition process, senior officials told TOI.This move comes as acquisition for the primary airport site progresses. “We have already received consent letters from over 80% of landowners for the main site, and the process is moving steadily,” a senior land acquisition official stated.Under a govt notification issued on Feb 9 under Section 32(1) of the Maharashtra Industrial Development (MID) Act, the state originally approved the acquisition of 1,216.75 hectares across seven villages: Vanpuri, Udachiwadi, Kumbharvalan, Ekhatpur, Pargaon, Munjawadi, and Khanwadi.“To rehabilitate those displaced, the state has now decided to acquire an additional 253.21 hectares in four of these villages under the same MID Act provisions,” the official added. The specific breakdown includes 182.13 hectares in Udachiwadi, 49.52 hectares in Vanpuri, 11.18 hectares in Khanwadi, and 10.36 hectares in Pargaon.Compensation for the land will follow the rates approved by the high-powered committee in April, calculated under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.The approved compensation is set at Rs3.79 crore per hectare (approximately Rs1.61 crore per acre). This figure includes the market value, a multiplier factor of two, 100% solatium, and an additional 12% component.Beyond the land value, owners will receive double the assessed value of all immovable assets, including houses, cattle sheds, wells, borewells, and fruit-bearing trees, based on joint site inspections.The administration clarified that the acquisition of the rehabilitation site will follow the same procedure as the main airport project. However, officials warned that only landowners who execute consent agreements will be eligible for the full suite of benefits under the MIDC Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy of 2019.Those whose properties are acquired through “compulsory acquisition” (without consent) will not be eligible for these specific rehabilitation benefits.The administration has appealed to residents to submit their documents within the notified period, highlighting that the proposed airport is expected to generate significant employment and business opportunities for the Purandar taluka
