Punjab CM persuades Union aviation minister for airport clearance

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday called on Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel to expedite the pending clearances with the Centre relating to Mohali International Airport to enable the state government to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Disclosing this here the Media Advisor to Chief Minister Harcharan Bains said that Mr.Badal also asked the Ministry of Civil Aviation to take up the matter with Ministry of Defence to issue No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the two civil airports coming up in Punjab at Sahnewal (Ludhiana ) and Bhisiana (Bathinda) besides International Airport at Mohali.
Badal said that the up-gradation and extension of the existing airports at Mohali and Sahnewal would further boost the process of modernizing infrastructure in the state .
Badal informed the Civil Aviation Minister that Ludhiana which was an industrial hub of Punjab and carrying big business all over the world required an airport be used for domestic landing and small business aircraft.
26/12/07 PunjabNewsline.com

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