Overview
- Maharashtra has set aside land in Gorai for the replacement site, and a Civil Aviation Ministry letter says the state will bear the relocation cost.
- Leaders project the change will unlock roughly 1,000 acres for affordable housing in Dahisar and restart stalled redevelopment, with Piyush Goyal citing about 50,000 homes over five years.
- The Dahisar installation has constrained construction for years by enforcing strict height and proximity limits near the airport’s air-traffic monitoring equipment.
- Ministry correspondence reported by Free Press Journal states 20 acres in Gorai must be provided free of cost and without encumbrances, with related infrastructure expenses to be funded by the state.
- The Dahisar plot spans 64 acres, with 29 acres to be developed by AAI as a public garden and floor space index rights on the entire parcel retained by the authority, according to the correspondence.