Review plan to shut down Dabolim airport

Panaji: The Mopa committee headed by chief minister Digambar Kamat today submitted its report to the Prime Minister at Delhi recommending the construction of the international airport at Mopa.
The committee also recommended that the cabinet's decision to close down Dabolim airport upon commissioning of the new airport be reviewed and that the Vasco-based airport continue to operate even after the operationalisation of the new one.
The expansion and upgradation of Dabolim airport should be continued and completed as scheduled, said a press note of the meeting issued by MP and committee member Shantaram Naik.
In its recommendations to the Centre, the team from Goa also advocated that mutation cases with respect to land at Dabolim, other than the land acquired by the government for the Navy, be reviewed as per the provisions of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968. The Ministry for Civil Aviation has been requested to ensure that appropriate land is made available for upgradation of the Dabolim airport.
15/07/08 Times of India

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Categories: Airports Jul 2008