The draft development plan for the Navi Mumbai area in Maharashtra, the first since the civic body was established 33 years ago, has been submitted to the state government for approval, Navi Mumbai municipal administrator Rajesh Narvekar said on Friday, reported the PTI.

The draft development plan was published on August 10, 2022, under Section 26(1) of the Maharashtra Regional Planning and Town Planning Act 1966 and more than 16,000 suggestions and objections were received, an official said, as per the PTI.