Trichy: At a time when steps are being initiated for the acquisition of 345.62 acres of land for the expansion of the Trichy airport, a group of farmers from the district handed over a petition to collector KS Palanisamy claiming that, if developed, the land would flood some parts of Trichy. Simultaneously, another group representing the Road, Airport and Railway Association submitted a petition to expedite the land acquisition.
On Monday, M. Sekaran, president, Air, Rail and Road Travellers Federation, who is also a member of the airport advisory committee, submitted the petition during the grievance meeting. It said the land acquisition had been pending for the past four years and it was high time steps were taken towards this for the development of the city and its surrounding districts. At a recent meeting held at the airport, it was learnt that the district administration had sent the land acquisition proposal to the government on 24 December 2014 for administrative sanction.
Sekaran said the runway expansion was essential to operate bigger aircraft to meet the steep rise in the number of passengers using the airport.
24/11/15 Times of India
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On Monday, M. Sekaran, president, Air, Rail and Road Travellers Federation, who is also a member of the airport advisory committee, submitted the petition during the grievance meeting. It said the land acquisition had been pending for the past four years and it was high time steps were taken towards this for the development of the city and its surrounding districts. At a recent meeting held at the airport, it was learnt that the district administration had sent the land acquisition proposal to the government on 24 December 2014 for administrative sanction.
Sekaran said the runway expansion was essential to operate bigger aircraft to meet the steep rise in the number of passengers using the airport.
24/11/15 Times of India
