Pargaon villagers call gram Sabha to oppose airport project

Additionally, a private agency will be hired to conduct land measurements for all 3,352 land survey numbers in Purandar

- Dheeraj Bengrut

PUNE: A week after the Maharashtra Industries department notified land from seven villages for the proposed Purandar International Airport, a high-power committee meeting was convened on Monday by Pune divisional commissioner Chandrakant Pulkundwar to discuss the land acquisition process and other key developments.

At the meeting, it was decided to appoint four land acquisition officers to oversee the acquisition of 2,753 hectares of land across seven villages. Additionally, a private agency will be hired to conduct land measurements for all 3,352 land survey numbers in Purandar taluka. The entire land acquisition process is expected to be completed within six months, officials confirmed.

The meeting, held at the Pune divisional commissioner's office, was attended by Pune district collector Jitendra Dudi, officials from the divisional commissioner's office, MIDC officials and Purandar taluka administration. The officers discussed transparent and time-bound process for the project.

"To ensure a smooth process, transparency will be maintained at every stage. We aim to complete the land acquisition within the next six months," said Pune district collector Jitendra Dudi.