Land acquisition hits Mohanbari runway work

Dibrugarh: The work of extension of the runway of Mohanbari Airport, Dibrugarh, including upgradation works is under way. However, the progress of work has been hampered as the district administration has failed to get clearance from the Defence Ministry regarding handing over of the portion of Defence land falling on the proposed extension site, sources informed.
The process of land acquisition for the said extension of runway was started by the Dibrugarh district administration and an area of about 290 bighas (96 acres) of land has already been acquired and handed over to the Airport authorities. But problem arose for not getting clearance from Defence Ministry for handing over of 6 acres land.
Although several rounds of discussions were held among the Deputy Commissioner, Dibrugarh, Station Commander of 42 Wing Air Force Station, Mohanbari, Commanding Officer of 764 ASC Battalion and representatives from the Airport Authority of India, Mohanbari, were held to sort out the problem, but without any fruitful outcome.
24/08/07 Assam Tribune

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Categories: Airports Aug 2007