Mohali airport likely to take off fast

New Delhi/ Chandigarh: The civil aviation sector in Punjab seems ready to take off with the Centre today agreeing to expedite the clearances for Mohali International Airport, consider "positively" the state's plea for allowing civil terminals at Adampur and Bhisiana (Bathinda) airports and support the state's efforts for setting up flying clubs and pilot and cabin crew academies in the state.
The Centre and the Airport Authority of India have given their in-principle approval for the international airport.
While Bathinda air linkage assumes significance in the light of the work on the Guru Gobind Singh Bathinda Refinery gaining momentum and the setting up of a world-class cricket stadium there, the state government's renewed efforts to get a civilian terminal in the NRI heartland at Adampur in Doaba comes in the wake of the state's latest initiatives concerning Punjabis living abroad. Incidentally, a Punjabi NRI Sammelan is being held in Chandigarh and Jalandhar early next month.
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today called on the Union Defence Minister A K Antony in this regard urged him to ensure an early issuance of a no objection certificate (NOC) to the international airport project.
22/12/07 Business Standard

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