Question 1

Is the MSRDC SPA Development Plan operative for Old Mumbai-Pune Highway land buying?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The MSRDC SPA Development Plan, notified on 17 February 2016, covers 71 villages of Panvel and Khalapur talukas spanning 186.72 sq km. It governs every Old Mumbai-Pune Highway land buying decision in that stretch, while PMRDA controls the Maval taluka villages on the Pune side.

Question 2

What is the NH-48 corridor and how does it differ from the Mumbai-Pune Expressway?

Accepted Answer

The NH-48 corridor Pune Mumbai is the older national highway operated under a Toll-Operate-Transfer model awarded to IRB Infrastructure by MSRDC in February 2020. The expressway is a separate access-controlled road built by MSRDC, opened fully in April 2002.

Question 3

Do I need NA permission to buy agricultural land along NH-48?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Land marked as kheti in the 7/12 utara requires the Collector's non-agricultural order before any residential or commercial construction is permitted. Without that NA order and the mutation entry, no Development Plan authority will issue a building permission.

Question 4

Are there ESZ restrictions near Lonavala and Khandala?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Lonavala Khandala ESZ forms the southern boundary of the MSRDC SPA. Four SPA villages fall inside the Matheran ESZ buffer notified in 2003, and four more sit inside the Western Ghats Ecologically Sensitive Area declared in February 2017.

Question 5

Which villages fall under the MSRDC Special Planning Authority?

Accepted Answer

The MSRDC SPA covers 71 villages across Panvel and Khalapur talukas of Raigad district, including Chowk Manivali, Lodhivali, Nadhal, Barwai, Adoshi, Chavani and Talavali. The northern 41 villages also fall within the southern portion of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

Question 6

Is the Mumbai-Pune Expressway missing link complete?

Accepted Answer

No. Construction began in March 2019 with two tunnels and two viaducts. The original March 2024 deadline has been revised to 2026. On completion, it will bypass the ghat section, shortening the Lonavala climb by roughly 6 km and 25 minutes.

Question 7

How do I verify a plot inside a PMRDA Pune Ring Road TP scheme?

Accepted Answer

The Pune Ring Road TP scheme network includes five PMRDA-led schemes along the alignment. Pull the sanctioned scheme map from the PMRDA geoportal, match the final plot number, confirm the village survey number, and cross-check the MRTP Act regularisation Maharashtra status before payment.

101 Verified lands & plots for sale near the Old Mumbai-Pune Highway.