Amravati: City MLA Sunil Deshmukh's 15-yr-old dream of developing the Belora airstrip near Badnera into a full-fledged airport might be realized in near future as Union minister Nitin Gadkari has, upon persuasion by Deshmukh, intervened to expedite the matter.
"Gadkari has arranged a meeting of all MPs, MLAs, MLCs and top officers of the district with the authorities of Ministry of Civil Aviation, Airport Authority of India (AAI), Maharashtra Airport Development Corporation (MADC) and ministers of the concerned ministry from the centre and the state along with their secretaries in Delhi on April 23," Deshmukh told TOI.
"Amravati is the only divisional headquarter in the state which does not have a full-fledged airport. While airports have come up in taluka places like Shirdi and district towns like Nanded, Latur, Kolhapur and Gondia, Amravati has been longing for it since 2000," said Deshmukh, adding he had been making efforts for it since 2000, but the road was full of hurdles.
20/04/15 Times of India
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"Gadkari has arranged a meeting of all MPs, MLAs, MLCs and top officers of the district with the authorities of Ministry of Civil Aviation, Airport Authority of India (AAI), Maharashtra Airport Development Corporation (MADC) and ministers of the concerned ministry from the centre and the state along with their secretaries in Delhi on April 23," Deshmukh told TOI.
"Amravati is the only divisional headquarter in the state which does not have a full-fledged airport. While airports have come up in taluka places like Shirdi and district towns like Nanded, Latur, Kolhapur and Gondia, Amravati has been longing for it since 2000," said Deshmukh, adding he had been making efforts for it since 2000, but the road was full of hurdles.
20/04/15 Times of India
