India, Sept. 20 -- The proposed international airport project at Purandar received a major boost after 91% of farmers in Purandar taluka submitted consent letters for land acquisition. As of the deadline on Thursday, 2,800 farmers had agreed to part with nearly 2,700 acres of land, clearing the way for the government to initiate the acquisition process.

The land earmarked for acquisition spans seven villages: Paragaon, Kumbharvalan, Ekhatpur, Munjwadi, Khanwadi, Udachiwadi, and Vanpuri. Initially, the state government planned to acquire around 7,500 acres, but due to opposition from local residents, the figure was scaled down to approximately 3,000 acres last month. The consent process officially began on August 25, with a submission dea...