The Maharashtra government has approved a proposal for developing a new city, ‘Third Mumbai’. This is aimed at offering better housing, transport facilities and infrastructure for the soaring population of Mumbai.
This new city will be built around the Navi Mumbai International Airport, which will be connected to Mumbai by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu, also called Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), a Hindustan Times report said.
The proposal was given a green signal, the state government sources confirmed last week.
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is likely to get the order for modifying the boundaries of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) for which the New Town Development Authority (NTDA) has been established. Some areas of Ulwe, Pen, Panvel, Uran, Karjat and surrounding regions within 323 square km will be part of this new city.
Around 200 villages, including 80-90 villages under the Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA), are also expected to be part of it.