Land hurdle for Bagdogra airport expansion

Siliguri: The difference of opinion between the Airports Authority of India and the Darjeeling district administration over the modalities of providing some 50-acre land for the construction of a new airport terminal building at Bagdogra has stalled the much-talked-about augmentation process of the airport.
While the AAI wants the state government to provide the land free of cost, the district administration has clarified that the 50-acre land would have to be purchased.
Owing to this deadlock, even after almost one-year of availing the necessary clearance from the Indian Air Force for the new terminal, the AAI has so far failed to initiate the construction of the proposed terminal building.
The 50-acre land in question, identified for the new terminal building, currently lies under the possession of the Bagdogra Tea Estate and the area is covered by tea plantation.
25/10/07 Bappaditya Paul/The Statesman

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Categories: Airports Oct 2007