Mumbai's 2nd airport faces turbulence

Mumbai: The Union environment and forest ministry’s refusal to grant clearance to Mumbai’s second international airport has put a question mark over the project’s ability to meet deadline. In March, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) refused permission to Navi Mumbai international airport.
Sources told ET that the efforts made by the civil aviation ministry and Maharashtra government to get the project approved by MoEF have not yielded a positive result. With the infrastructure at the existing international airport under immense pressure to cater to growing air traffic, even a minor delay in getting the new airport commissioned could prove costly for Mumbai, sources said.
If the environmental approval does not come by, the project faces two tough options. City & Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco), the state government arm entrusted with planning and building industrial townships and the nodal agency for the airport project , will either have to shelve the plan or look for an alternative site around Mumbai, informed sources said.
21/04/08 Abhiram Ghadyalpatil/Economic Times

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