SC lifts stay, 22 acres to be acquired for Pune airport runway

Pune: The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for an additional runway at the Lohegaon International Airport, which is also an Indian Air Force base, by lifting a stay on the land acquisition. The district collectorate will now acquire 22 acres for the purpose.
District Collector Chandrakant Dalvi said, in a news release, that the apex court had turned down a petition filed by Achla Resorts Pvt Ltd against the land acquisition.
The proposal for the additional runway was put forth jointly by the Defence Ministry and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in March 2004. Following clearance from authorities, the District Collector had initiated proceedings to acquire land for the same. The private landowner, whose land was to be acquired for the project, had unsuccessfully moved the district and the high courts against the acquisition.
22/04/10 Indian Express

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Categories: Airports Apr 2010