Maha governor supports Navi Mumbai airport

Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan has openly supported the proposed airport in Navi Mumbai. The proposal is pending for approval with the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF).
“Mumbai needs another airport. Looking at the time taken for departure and arrival due to a rise in traffic, the proposed airport is necessary. This however, can be done by striking a balance between protecting the ecology while developing such projects like the airport,” Sankaranarayanan told Business Standard.
“On several occasions an aircraft is forced to circle around due to congestion at the airport. I, as a citizen of India, strongly support the requirement of another airport in Mumbai,” said the Governor, on the sidelines of a book release ceremony at the Raj Bhavan.
He called upon the civil aviation ministry to rigorously pursue its plans for the second airport in Navi Mumbai. Sankaranarayanan also spoke to civil aviation minister Praful Patel, who was present on the occasion, expressing his desire to meet him again on the airport issue.
31/07/10 Sanjay Jog/Business Standard

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