Legislator seeks review of Mumbai airport plans

Mumbai: Over 50,000 families are being affected by the expansion of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), pointed out a legislator representing the Vile Parle constituency, in which the airport is located.
People have been living on the periphery of the airport for over 40 years whilst the nearby Sahar village has been around for over 300 years, legislator Krishna Hegde said while bringing the issue to the notice of the Maharashtra legislative assembly on Tuesday.
"In spite of several reminders, neither the GVK nor Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited [HDIL], the companies undertaking the modernisation programme, have given the blueprint and plans to the elected representatives of the area — that is Priya Dutt, MP, and me," he said.
Hegde said there was a move afoot to force local residents out with 125 acres of land being being given to HDIL for commercial exploitation out of 250 acres originally allocated for the airport's expansion.
29/07/10 Pamela Raghunath/Gulf News

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Categories: Airports Jul 2010