MMRDA rolls out 3 land compensation options for Mumbai 3.0 project

Mumbai: For the first time, the government will give landowners a choice of compensation for acquired land. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority will offer three compensation options to landowners in 124 Raigad villages affected by land acquisition for the Karnala-Sai-Chirner (KSC) New Town under Mumbai 3.0, with the selection process set to begin online from April 27.

The 124 villages are located in Uran, Panvel and Pen talukas and fall within the proposed New Town Development Area (NTDA).

Landowners from these villages can choose between mutual consent-based acquisition, development rights compensation, and a land pooling model by submitting documents such as Aadhaar and land records on the MMRDA website.

The project area spans 323 sq km and includes the influence zone of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri–Nhava Sheva Atal Setu.

According to officials, the framework aims to make landowners stakeholders in development rather than one-time compensation recipients.

“This approach ensures that landowners are not merely compensated, but are partners in development, benefiting directly from the value creation of the new urban ecosystem,” an MMRDA official said.