India, Oct. 26 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, along with deputy chief ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, on Sunday launched a host of infrastructure projects under the Navi Mumbai International Airport Area (NAINA). He also distributed property documents to eligible landholders and inaugurated airport-connectivity projects worth Rs.953 crore, including three bridges and the Uran bypass, with an eye on accelerating development amid long-standing land-allotment disputes.

The proposed NAINA city could generate 1.5 million jobs, including 500,000 high-paying positions, and local residents should get the first right to such opportunities, Fadnavis said. The Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) could contribute one percentage...