Patel promises new Pune airport in four years if plans stick

Pune: Pune's dream of having an international airport at Rajgurunagar about 6 km from the original site in Chakan is likely to come true in four years’ time.
With Pune’s population expected to increase from 5.5 million to over 10 million in the coming years this airport would help bail out pressure on the existing airport facility.
Civil aviation minister Praful Patel who was in the city on Friday said the proposed airport would be developed on the lines of those in New Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai.
“A global tender will be floated for developing the airport and it would be a joint venture, “ said Patel. The site which has been cleared by the Indian Air Force is between Chakan and Rajgurunagar on Pune-Nashik highway.
He had pulled up the State government recently for delaying the execution of the airports in Navi Mumbai and Pune.
Patel said they were now waiting for the State government’s notification on the Chakan site and it is now up to them to initiate the land acquisition process.
31/08/07 Expressindia.com

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