The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation was constituted by the State Government on 17th December 1991 and the local self-government started functioning from 1st January 1992, Airoli, Kopar Khairane, Vashi, Sanpada, Nerul and CBD Belapur nodes that fell in the jurisdiction of the civic body were handed over by CIDCO on 1-1-1998 with all ready physical and social infrastructure and it is being maintained by the local self-government. However, CIDCO, as a Planning Authority has a right on the open plots in these five nodes.