Coimbatore: When the plan for acquisition of 634 acres was approved in 2010 for a massive expansion of the Coimbatore Airport to make it world-class, the western region seemed set to receive a major economic boost.
Besides expanding the runway to accommodate jumbo cargo jets, vital for trade and industrial exports, plans were drawn up for a glitzy new integrated state-of-the-art terminal at a cost of Rs. 800 crore for both domestic and international travellers. The region’s long-term economic needs were factored in while the master plan was drawn up.
Four years down the line, the plan is a still-born child, say sources in the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
It is the State government’s responsibility to acquire the land.
A land acquisition cell was established, but the government is yet to release the fund. Land acquisition is vital to meet the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s operational requirements for international flights, according to sources. About 150 acres belongs to the three wings of the armed forces.
02/09/14 R Sairam/The Hindu
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Besides expanding the runway to accommodate jumbo cargo jets, vital for trade and industrial exports, plans were drawn up for a glitzy new integrated state-of-the-art terminal at a cost of Rs. 800 crore for both domestic and international travellers. The region’s long-term economic needs were factored in while the master plan was drawn up.
Four years down the line, the plan is a still-born child, say sources in the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
It is the State government’s responsibility to acquire the land.
A land acquisition cell was established, but the government is yet to release the fund. Land acquisition is vital to meet the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s operational requirements for international flights, according to sources. About 150 acres belongs to the three wings of the armed forces.
02/09/14 R Sairam/The Hindu
