Three-day Tulihal airport closure threat over expansion move

Imphal: With a threat to launch violent agitations in protest against the proposed expansion of Tulihal Airport, the JAC against the Acquisition of Land for Expansion and Extension of Imphal Airport has announced closure of the airport for three consecutive days.
The closure of the airport will be effective from March 12 till March 14 next, the JAC said while appealing to all concerned to suspend their activities like selling tickets, flight services by the agencies etc.
The JAC is demanding the government take back its move of acquiring 512 acres of land in the surroundings of the airport for expansion of the same.
As the authorities have failed to hear their pleas despite a democratic agitation, now the people to be affected by the takeover bid will start violent agitations, the JAC said while announcing its first step of three-day closure of the airport.
While stating that any untoward happenings and damage caused to government property would be the sole responsibility of the Manipur government and chief minister O Ibobi Singh the JAC also urged both government and private agents not to open air-ticket booking counters and sell tickets on these days.
07/03/08 The Imphal Free Press/KanglaOnline

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Categories: Airports Mar 2008