Srinagar aerodrome closing: CM

Srinagar: Putting all speculations at rest, the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Saturday made it clear that there won’t be any change with regard to closure of the Srinagar ‘International’ Airport on account of runway repairs from September 1 to 12.
“The Srinagar airport is closing. There won’t be any change in that,” Omar told Greater Kashmir, when asked about the status of the airport closure issue.
Omar, however, was quick to add, “We are working on the Awantipora option.”
The Chief Minister’s statement ran contrary to what he had told this newspaper few days back. “The Valley can’t remain cut off for 12 days. There are families who have to visit Kashmir from different parts of India and abroad to observe Eid with their families. So we have to think of them,” he had said, asserting that state was ‘exploring the alternate options’.
While the chief minister put the speculations about the possible postponement of the runway repair at rest,sources said the airlines have made it abundantly clear that they won’t operate from the Awantipora Air-Base—25 kms from Srinagar.
28/08/10 Faheem Aslam/Greater Kashmir

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