India, Jan. 20 -- The Maharashtra cabinet on Saturday approved the allotment of a 3.6-acre parcel of land in Ulwe, Navi Mumbai, to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) for the construction of a Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple, clearing the plot at a token rate of Rs.1 per square metre and waiving all allied charges.

The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on January 17 and formalises a proposal that was under consideration for several months. The land is located in Sector 12 of Ulwe, a rapidly developing node under the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), close to the Navi Mumbai International Airport and the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (Atal Setu).

According to CIDCO offi...