Vinit Wahi
New Delhi– Approval to construct towers of 90 m height at Bandra-Kurla Complex and 225 m at Wadala be granted by the AirportsAuthority of India (AAI), urged Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis in a meeting with Union Minister of state for Civil Aviation Ashok Gajpat Raju Pusapati, here. Deliberations as to increasing the height to accommodate towers on the available land at BKC and Wadala, Navi Mumbai International Airport were taken up in meeting. Present in this meeting were Union Coal Minister Piyush Goyal, MMRDA Commissioner U.S. Madan, BMC Commissioner Ajoy Mehta, Secretary to Chief MinisterPravin Darade, Resident Commissioner Abha Shukla and Investment and Protocol Commissioner Lokesh Chandra.
After the meeting, the chief minister informed that, MMRDA had been in constant follow up with the AAI to grant greater heights for building in BKC and Wadala. Since the state Government had decided to develop an International Financial Services Centre at BKC, the present height to accommodate towers on available land at BKC and Wadala be increased to 90 m and 225 metres. In addition to this, letter to AAI requesting to consider the entire “G” Block of BKC as one plot and grant of a uniform height of about 90m for had already been made.
Ashok Gajpati Raju said that the Central Government would look into the vital points raised by the State Government and after detail study would take suitable decision. On the pending issues concerning Navi Mumbai International Airport, the Union Minister assured of complete cooperation for heights clearance of building in and around Navi Mumbai International Airport. The Chief Minister also expressed satisfaction on the cooperation extended by Aviation Ministry for implementing the largest Greenfield Airport of India.