Calcutta/Ranchi: The coal ministry has agreed to the position taken by the Bengal government that both coal mining and the proposed airport city could co-exist at Andal, Burdwan.
In an affidavit relating to a case in Calcutta High Court yesterday, the coal ministry said it had “recommended measures, under which both coal mining and the aerotropolis project will be carried out simultaneously without affecting each other”.
The affidavit has been filed by Inder Pal Nagpal, under-secretary to the government of India, ministry of coal. The ministry said it had taken note of the problem and that both the projects had equal public interest. “There is no rationale to dispute the co-existence of the projects,” the affidavit said.
The legal submission also took note of a meeting of the ministry of civil aviation on February 9, 2011 regarding the development of the airport city project and the Moira Madhujore coal block.
In the meeting, the ministry of coal had said it felt it was possible to produce 2 million tonnes of coal per annum for more than 30 years according to the findings of Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE).
However the final method of development or extraction needs to be discussed with the Directorate General of Mines Safety, it said.
Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited (BAPL) is developing the airport city. Singapore’s Changi Airport is holding a strategic 26 per cent stake in BAPL, and the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation a small share.
14/04/11 The Telegraph
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