Shivangaon villagers stall maintenance repair and overhaul depot taxiway work

Nagpur: Work on the taxiway connecting Boeing's $100 million maintenance repair and overhaul depot (MRO) with the taxiway was stalled by project affected persons (PAPs), demanding better terms under the compensation package. They have turned down the revised offer made to them by the state government recently. Around 50 residents from Shivangaon village whose holdings have been acquired for Mihan took on the construction labourers at the site, making them abandon work on the land which once belonged to them.
The taxiway is vital for the Boeing MRO to get operational, as this facility, which is being built in the special economic zone (SEZ), needs connectivity to the airport. It could have been either in the form of a second runway or taxiway.
03/07/12 Times of India

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Categories: airports Jul 2012