The locals of five villages affected by the Navi Mumbai airport project have decided to intensify their protest against the City and Industrial Development Corporation’s (Cidco) nodal office at Belapur after the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi over their pending demands. The villagers are also planning to call leaders of political parties to press their demands before Cidco, but have not finalised the names yet.
The decision was taken on Sunday at Ganeshpuri, where more than 1,500 villagers from Waghivli, Targhar, Ulwe, Kombadbhuje and Ganeshpuri held a meeting.
These villagers had surrendered their land for the construction of the proposed airport. They said that Cidco is yet to fulfil its demands, such as prioritising them in employment schemes, compensation for losses in their traditional fishing profession, a well-developed plot in lieu of their old homes, community centres and schools.
