India, April 18 -- For the first time, the government will give landowners a choice of compensation for acquired land. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority will offer three compensation options to landowners in 124 Raigad villages affected by land acquisition for the Karnala-Sai-Chirner (KSC) New Town under Mumbai 3.0, with the selection process set to begin online from April 27.

The 124 villages are located in Uran, Panvel and Pen talukas and fall within the proposed New Town Development Area (NTDA).

Landowners from these villages can choose between mutual consent-based acquisition, development rights compensation, and a land pooling model by submitting documents such as Aadhaar and land records on the MMRDA website.

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