Land acquisition for Pune airport gets going

Mumbai/Pune: International airport to initially focus on cargo exports.
Acting on the directives from the Civil Aviation ministry, the Maharashtra government has finally initiated the land acquisition process for the much-awaited international airport project near Pune.
Planned at Shiroli-Chandoos villages and located around 45 km north of Pune along the Pune-Nashik national highway, the greenfield international airport is expected to be operational by the year 2016.
The international airport will initially focus on cargo exports as the passenger needs would be extensively served by the upcoming international airport near Panvel in Navi Mumbai, which is just 90 minutes’ drive from Pune. The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) has issued a notice to begin the land acquisition procedure.
The proposed international airport would come on 6,000 acres, which according to MIDC, is not under direct irrigation.
20/12/07 Business Standard

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