Friday, September 21, 2018

Govt. to hold talks with T.N. for airport land

Puducherry: The territorial administration will start official level talks with Tamil Nadu on acquiring around 200 acres of land for expanding the Puducherry airport, Minister for Tourism Malladi Krishna Rao said here on Thursday.

Inaugurating a one-day seminar on “challenges and opportunities,” organised by the Tourism Department, Mr. Rao said he, along with the Chief Minister, had discussed the land acquisition issue with Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu O. Panneerselvam on the sidelines of the recently held Southern Zonal Council meeting in Bengaluru.

The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who was present at the meeting, had promised to recommend to the Finance Department to provide financial assistance to the Union Territory to compensate the land acquisition cost, the Minister said. “We will be holding a meeting with Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary next week to finalise the modalities,” he said.
21/09/18 The Hindu
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