After Punjab, Haryana pitches for international airport

Chandigarh: Even as the Mohali International Airport in Punjab, on the outskirts of Chandigarh, is on the way to becoming a reality, the Congress Government in Haryana has written to the Union Government to consider setting up another airport in its territory, sources said.
The state Government, in a communiqué, has sought a techno-economic feasibility study of an area chosen by it, closer to Chandigarh. The Government also claims that it had kept in mind the broader regional plan and benefits the three states are likely to derive from an “ideal airport” that it is planning to construct.
However, experts opine that the Centre is unlikely to okay two airports so close to Chandigarh.
19/11/07 Gautam Dheer/Indian Express

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