Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Airport stir will resume if neglect continues: panel

Kozhikode: Though the first phase of agitation against the alleged negligence of the Calicut International Airport by indefinitely delaying the runway re-carpeting work ended on Monday, the joint action committee led by the Calicut Chamber of Commerce and Industries and Malabar Development Forum, has not renounced the strike completely.

Action committee general secretary Abdulla Maliyekkal told The Hindu that the committee would closely monitor the progress of the work and would come out in protest as and when it was required. If the work is not started by September 23 as was promised by the authorities, the committee would recommence the agitation with increased vigour, Mr. Absulla said.

The action committee had on Monday called off a week-old agitation after the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) granted a long-awaited approval for the strengthening and re-carpeting work of the airport. The airport had been closed partially since June 1 this year for the proposed runway re-carpeting work. However, no work had started yet.
16/09/15 Jabir Mushthari/The Hindu
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