NAVI MUMBAI, 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 CIDCO, close to the Navi Mumbai International Airport and the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (Atal Setu). This is the third such allotment of prime land to the TTD in recent years. On November 5 last year, HT had reported that the TTD had been allotted a 395-sq m prime plot in Bandra's Kherwadi on a 30-year lease at a nominal rent of Rs.1 per year. This follows a similar allotment to the trust in 2019. The TTD had sought land in Navi Mumbai to build a temple dedicated to Goddess Padmavathi Ammavari.P4...