Pune: The Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) seems to have zeroed in on the undulating land south of Khed Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for the proposed international airport in Pune. MADC officials have been exploring the industrial belt for long but now are focussing on this area. For the airport, the MADC needs 1,200 hectares of land.
"The land south of SEZ is plain and belongs to private owners. We are exploring this option as the earlier move to building the airport on the SEZ land has fallen through. The land is undulating," said a senior MADC official who carried out a site study of the area. A meeting with the chief minister to take a final decision is slated for August 17.
Earlier, the MADC along with the Airport Authority of India (AAI) had zeroed in on the Chakan-Rajgurunagar belt. But later it was called off after a report stated that it would displace large number of families.
10/08/13 Nisha Nambiar/Indian Express
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"The land south of SEZ is plain and belongs to private owners. We are exploring this option as the earlier move to building the airport on the SEZ land has fallen through. The land is undulating," said a senior MADC official who carried out a site study of the area. A meeting with the chief minister to take a final decision is slated for August 17.
Earlier, the MADC along with the Airport Authority of India (AAI) had zeroed in on the Chakan-Rajgurunagar belt. But later it was called off after a report stated that it would displace large number of families.
10/08/13 Nisha Nambiar/Indian Express
