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Palghar township to come up on 337 hectares of Cidco land
ByClara LewisClara Lewis / Updated: May 24, 2021, 11:29 IST
(This story was first published in TOI on May 24, 2021)
Mumbai: A new, planned satellite township will be built in
Palghar, about 115km from Mumbai. This will be the second such township after
Navi Mumbai, the development of which started in the 1970s.
Expression of interest invited
The township will be developed on 337 hectares given to the
City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) in lieu of constructing the district headquarters, spending Rs 1,000 crore. Cidco has been given 400 hectares, of which 70 hectares is prime sea-facing land. The 337 hectares, which can accommodate 35