Greater Noida airport may get tangled in Mayajaal

New Delhi: The fate of the international airport near Greater Noida proposed by the Uttar Pradesh government will be discussed here on Thursday by a group of ministers (GoM) headed by finance minister P Chidambaram. The proposal for the airport has been facing resistance from the GMR Group, which is modernising the Delhi airport.
Legal issues related to the rights of the GMR Group — which fears loss of business and, therefore, revenue — if the new facility comes up would be considered at the meeting, government sources said. Law minister H R Bhardwaj and civil aviation minister Praful Patel are the other GoM members and legal inputs from experts will be available to the panel.
As of now, no international airport is allowed to come up within 150 km of another. Also, the operation, management and development agreement with the GMR Group for upgrading the Delhi airport may pose roadblocks to the proposed airport.
The recent souring of ties between the Centre and the Mayawati government may introduce new undercurrents, though legal issues will be the focus.
30/01/08 Nirbhay Kumar/Economic Times

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