Pune: The state budget has allocated Rs 438 crore for six airport projects across the state, including the proposed international airport at Rajgurunagar in Pune. However, the allotment has failed to generate enthusiasm among people in Pune.
The other beneficiary projects are the Multi-Modal International Hub Airport at Nagpur (Mihan); an airport at Shirdi, which is a major pilgrim centre; Karad, the home town of chief minister Prithviraj Chavan; Amravati; and Kolhapur.
The big question is that how much money will actually flow into the Pune airport project. And, will this amount be sufficient for meeting the budget's stated objective of facilitating land acquisition?
Sources in the general administration department's civil aviation wing said, "A major part of the allocation is expected to go into meeting rehabilitation requirements of the Mihan project. The Shirdi airport is a work-in-progress and considerable money will go into it. Karad and Amravati too are important projects."
27/03/12 Times of India
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