The development of the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), a victim of policy paralysis and various clearances issues over the past few years, is likely to gather momentum at last as the Centre has set up the NMIA Project Monitoring and Implementation Committee (PMIC) to ensure speedy approvals and expedite the implementation of the project.

The chief secretary will be the chairman of the committee, with senior officials from the state government as well as the Centre making up the remaining members of the PMIC.