Eviction blockade near Ranchi airport

Ranchi: Fearing displacement for the construction of a new terminal of Birsa Munda Airport here, hundreds of residents of seven villages on Monday blocked Airport Road and vandalized several vehicles demanding compensation and rehabilitation for them.
Armed with traditional weapons, the residents of Hundru, Hetu, Kutte Toli, Hinoo, Chanda Ghansi and Kalyan Pur villages gathered near the entrance to the airport and started shouting slogans against the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and the district administration around 11am. The protest was organized under the banner of Airport Vishthapit Sangarsh Samiti.
Under the Birsa Munda Airport Extension Project worth around Rs 1 crore, the new terminal of the airport is to be built and a 15 feet road will be constructed till Hetu village behind the airport.
Around 12.30pm, the agitated villagers vandalized several vehicles including that of judicial commissioner S H Kazmi, who had gone there to receive Madras high court Chief Justice M Y Iqbal.
21/03/11 Times of India

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Categories: Airports Mar 2011