The Union ministry of environment
and forests decision of granting in-principle approval to the 22km Sewri-Nhava Shewa
Mumbai Trans Harbour Link will significantly downsize the skyrocketed property
prices in Mumbai and will boom the prices in Navi Mumbai – Particularly in Ulwe
and Panvel. According to the government, the Rs. 12,000 crore project will be
vital connector for the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport and South
Mumbai. It will cut down the travel time drastically. It will be a big boost
for the Navi Mumbai real estate sector and will also cut the down skyrocketed
prices of the South Mumbai
This much awaited project will
open the 700 sq.km of land in Navi Mumbai that is hardly 20-25 minutes away
from South Mumbai. While buying a house, people look at two things: convenience
and location. This link will provide both. The buyers will get lot of options
while buying an apartment. It will also put the huge pressure on soaring prices
of South Mumbai and western suburb and in the coming days, the property prices
of these area will start falling drastically.
Now, this link will provide ample
land. The only hunch and fear is that the Cidco – the government planning
authority – should not play spoilsport by controlling the land and releasing it
in short quantum. The government should monetize the land but it should look at
the effective use of land. The land efficiency should be increased. 2015 was a
disappointing year for Navi Mumbai but 2016 will be a game changer. "In
Navi Mumbai, Ulwe and Panvel areas are the most preferred because of the
locations and infrastructure. The future belongs to Navi Mumbai. We have been
waiting this link to happen for quite a long time. We are grateful to
government taking this project at war footing.
The
tender procedure of this ambitious link construction will start in March.
"We are planning to do this on the cash contract basis. Interestingly,
earlier also, three times the tender was floated but to due to the tepid
response the link could not proceed further in the last 15 years. Besides,
government is also working out a formal loan agreement with the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to fund the project. Government wants
to complete this link at the same time when the airport gets ready.