Fate of airport near Taj hangs in limbo

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government's plan for an international airport in the Agra-Mathura region appears to have run into rough weather.
Barely five months after Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav dropped his predecessor Mayawati's proposed site for an international airport at Jewar along the Yamuna expressway, realisation has dawned on the government that even the Agra-Mathura region was not the ideal place for the ambitious project.
What has come in the way were the rich heritage monuments - Taj Mahal to top it all, together with the Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri.
"More than anything else, the magnificent Taj Mahal itself would be under threat if the airport was made close to it. Already there was one Indian Air Force (IAF) base in Agra, while another was located at Gwalior, barely 100 km away.
27/08/12 Sharat Pradhan/Rediff.com

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