Praful raps govt on airports

Mumbai: Civil aviation minister Praful Patel has pulled up the state government for the delay in execution of work on the international airports at Navi Mumbai and Pune.
Patel’s strong words came at a meeting attended by chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, chief secretary Johny Joseph and senior Mantralaya officials on Saturday.
Confirming that he came down hard on the Maharashtra government, the Union minister told TOI that the Navi Mumbai project was a year
behind schedule.
He continued, "I cannot understand why there is a delay when open space is available in Navi Mumbai. How will one cater to the demands of the growing international traffic if the project is not completed soon?"
On the proposed Pune international airport, Patel said while the land was available, the project was yet to take off owing to the absence of some technical reports.
26/08/07 Yogesh Naik/Times of India

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Categories: Airports Aug 2007