Maharashtra govt seeks to redevelop slums on Juhu airport

MUMBAI: The state government wants to redevelop the slums on Juhu airport. “We want to propose to the union aviation minister that in return for giving us 50% of the airport land which is not required for aeronautical operations, we will give the Airports Authority of India (AAI) the other 50% of the land free of slums,” said housing minister Jitendra Awhad on Wednesday.
The proposal comes even as the state government in 2018 cancelled the reservation for an affordable housing scheme and restored the reservation for airport in the city’s Development Plan 2034.
Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday held a review of slum rehabilitation schemes in the city. The issue of rehabilitating slums on 8,334 acres of central government land in the city was also discussed.