Thane: An aerial survey of Nevali village and Malangad mountain stretch in Kalyan carried out by aviation minister P Ashok Gajapathi Raju earlier this week as a possible alternate site for an international airport has led to stiff protests from locals. They claim that the airport construction is not feasible due to the ground conditions.
Nevali area used to be a busy airbase of the British during World War II. It had a concrete runway for take-offs and landings of war planes by the British and its allies. The runway is now in a sorry state and has been abandoned.
Meanwhile, locals whose land was taken for the construction of the runway at that time do not have any documents to prove that the acquisition of their farm lands in Nevali was done by following the law. They have now demanded that their land be returned to them.
27/08/16 Nishikant Karlikar/Times of India
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Nevali area used to be a busy airbase of the British during World War II. It had a concrete runway for take-offs and landings of war planes by the British and its allies. The runway is now in a sorry state and has been abandoned.
Meanwhile, locals whose land was taken for the construction of the runway at that time do not have any documents to prove that the acquisition of their farm lands in Nevali was done by following the law. They have now demanded that their land be returned to them.
27/08/16 Nishikant Karlikar/Times of India
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