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Posted: Feb 06, 2009 at 0102 hrs IST

Mumbai With the ongoing slowdown in the realty markets, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is treading carefully. The MMRDA, which has a substantial land bank, will not lease out the plots on long term basis, but plans to earn perpetual revenue from it to fill the state government’s coffers.

“We want to make the most of the land bank. Instead of leasing it out on long term, we plan to employ other options that can earn us revenue for a long time. For this, we are in process of appointing a financial expert,” said Ratnakar Gaikwad, Metropolitan Commissioner.

Meanwhile, according to a senior MMRDA official, two major land deals with Jet Airways and Starlite Systems could be scrapped as both the winner of their respective plots are yet to pay the amount to the MMRDA. The officials are eyeing this as an opportunity to cash in on the two plots—24, 000 sq. metres won by Jet Airways and two 7050 sq. metres-residential plot bagged by Starlite by adopting the alternative to earn “perpetual” revenue.

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