Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje International Airport at Purandar moved a significant step closer to reality on Tuesday, when Pune Collector Jitendra Dudi announced the final land acquisition compensation rates for farmers and landowners across Purandar taluka’s seven villages that will make way for the airport. The airport is expected to generate large-scale employment and business opportunities for residents of Purandar taluka and Pune district at large. The base rate for land has been fixed at Rs 1,61,01,925 per acre. However, Dudi clarified that this is only the floor. Farmers who have wells, borewells, fruit trees, or structures such as houses and sheds on their land will receive additional compensation on top of this amount. “On average, a landowner can expect to receive around Rs 2 crore per acre,” Dudi said, accounting for the value of assets on the land.…