PMO ends tussle between AAI and Arunachal

New Delhi: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has stepped in to put an end to the dispute between the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Arunachal Pradesh government paving the way for construction of a new Greenfield airport at Itanagar at a cost of Rs. 650 crore.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation will soon move a note for the approval of the Union Cabinet for giving a final shape to the strategic project which will link the border State with rest of the country directly. The new site of the airport will be at Holongi.
Both AAI and the State Government had been locked in a tussle over the exact location of the airport with the Arunachal Pradesh Government sticking to its stands for having ``Banderdeva’’ as the location while the technical committee of AAI had recommended Holongi as the suitable site. The AAI had objected to the State Government’s choice on the ground that Banderdeva was surrounded by hilly terrain and obstacles. It also argued that there was limited scope for future expansion, poor safety environment and high cost of construction involved.
28/07/12 Sujay Mehdudia/The Hindu

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Categories: airports Jul 2012