Encroachers ransack Malda airport office

Malda: Members of 35 families, who have allegedly encroached upon Malda airport land, agitated and ransacked the airport office on Tuesday after they were served evacuation notice. They claimed that the airport authorities had connived with a promoter to build high-rises after evacuating them. They vowed a greater agitation if the authority does not budge.
Around a hundred families of Ward No. 23 and 24 of English Bazaar had been allegedly living on airport land. Among them, 60 families got 'patta' (right of the land) while 35 families were yet to get the right. A few days ago, the airport authority served them notice to vacate the land. They were asked to attend Tuesday's hearing. But in the morning, 500 people rammed into the airport office and began agitating.
14/09/11 Times of India

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Categories: airports Sep 2011