Blue signboards stand firm, alongside the busy highway leading to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust. These boards have been the only visible sign of an upcoming airport in the Navi Mumbai region.
For a little over two decades, the airport has remained on paper. The mere proposal has helped local builders sell housing projects and politicians to win elections. Earlier this month, with the GVK group winning the bid for its construction, it is now on way to becoming a reality. For executives and engineers of the City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco), the state agency in charge of the project,