The Navi Mumbai international airport project seems to be running into one obstacle after the other, this time with the clearance from the forest department hitting a roadblock just when it was on the verge of approval.

The department, which was supposed to receive 250 hectares land in compensation of the same amount of land it has given for the project has pointed out that 56 hectares, is forest land itself, which therefore cannot be accepted. Moreover, the alternative land it has suggested has run into opposition from the villagers.