Thanks to the delay in securing clearance by the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra (CIDCO) for the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) site from the state forest department, the actual construction work for the much-awaited airport is not likely to commence before September 2013. Apart from the forest clearance, a few other technical reasons have delayed the commencement of the construction work.

A distant dream: According to CIDCO officials, delay in securing clearance from the forest department is affecting the commencement of construction work of the airport. File pic