Pune: Days after the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gave a green signal to the new airport plan for Pune, villagers whose land will be acquired for the purpose are up in arms.
Two days back, one of the villages passed a resolution opposing acquisition of land and construction of the airport in their area while another village observed a bandh on Monday. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who interacted with farmers of the area on Monday, however promised that land acquisition would be carried out only with the consent of the local farmers.
The site for the new airport was finalised -- at Khed Special Economic Zone, 45 kms from Pune city -- during a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan held in New Delhi on November 14. The Pune International Airport Project would be managed by the Airports Authority of India.
19/11/13 Indian Express
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Two days back, one of the villages passed a resolution opposing acquisition of land and construction of the airport in their area while another village observed a bandh on Monday. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who interacted with farmers of the area on Monday, however promised that land acquisition would be carried out only with the consent of the local farmers.
The site for the new airport was finalised -- at Khed Special Economic Zone, 45 kms from Pune city -- during a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan held in New Delhi on November 14. The Pune International Airport Project would be managed by the Airports Authority of India.
19/11/13 Indian Express
