NRG wants 2 international airports in state

New Jersey: NRG Manhar Patel has started an online drive to get two additional international airports in Gujarat. Patel, based in New Jersey, has petitioned Chief Minister Narendra Modi and minister of civil aviation Praful Patel requesting them for two more airports to facilitate overall development of the state.
The petition - which is put up online - is being forwarded by Gujaratis all over the world via email.
The petition says that coordinated infrastructure development should take place for equitable development of the state. It says there is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport the northern part of the state in Ahmedabad. However, the southern and western parts of the state lack connectivity of an international airport.
This, the petitioner says, can be achieved by at least two international Greenfield airports somewhere near Surat and Rajkot. These airports will provide the stimulus for dramatic development of surrounding regions, thereby helping Gujarat move forward.
Patel is currently the president of Anand Mitra Mandal and former president of Sardar Patel University alumni association and Federations of Indian Associations in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
23/09/08 Hiral Dholakia-Dave/Times of India

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