Officials trash Swamy’s charges on Balwa using Deesa airstrip

Ahmedabad: Even as Janata Party chief Subramaniam Swamy has alleged that 2G scam accused Shahid Balwa illegally used the Deesa airstrip near Palanpur in Banaskantha district of Gujarat to fly politicians belonging to ruling and opposition parties to Dubai, Airports Authority of India as well as state civil aviation officials have denied the allegations. Balwa hails from Pirojpura village in Vadgam taluka of Banaskantha district.
Anuj Agarwal, director at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport here, said he had got the matter enquired into some time ago on a query from the central government but it was found that the airstrip was not useable at all. “Inquiries revealed that the airstrip has not been used in the last two years by any one,” said Agarwal.
He said that even an aircraft carrying the state Governor was not allowed to land at Deesa airstrip in November 2010 because of the bad condition of the airstrip. It was only fit for para-gliding, he added.
26/04/11 Syed Khalique Ahmed/Indian Express

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Categories: Airports Apr 2011