Jaipur: The Greenfield Airport Project at Shivdaspura may slide down on state government’s priority due to shortage of funds.
Two years ago, Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) had planned to acquire 2,094 hectares in 20 villages for the purpose. However, the cash-strapped civic body has decided to shelve the project as it does not have sufficient funds to acquire the land.
A senior official source said, “Financial condition of the civic body is not stable. Every project should be planned meticulously so that it can be completed in due course of time”.
Since the announcement of the project, the JDA had put a ban on land conversion and issuing of lease deeds in Shivdaspura. A delegation had earlier requested the government to withdraw orders of acquiring land for the airport.
Ashok Singh, a plot owner, said, “For the past many years, the district lease committee (DLC) rates of the area have not increased as the land is reserved for the airport. Moreover, THE development is stalled as land holders are left in lurch. In Lok Sabha, the civil aviation minister had replied that no airport was proposed in Shivdaspura. Still, the land was kept reserved.”
Several times in the past, the protesters have questioned the need for the Greenfield Airport in the vicinity of existing Sanganer airport, which is only 25km away.
07/04/19 Times of India
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Two years ago, Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) had planned to acquire 2,094 hectares in 20 villages for the purpose. However, the cash-strapped civic body has decided to shelve the project as it does not have sufficient funds to acquire the land.
A senior official source said, “Financial condition of the civic body is not stable. Every project should be planned meticulously so that it can be completed in due course of time”.
Since the announcement of the project, the JDA had put a ban on land conversion and issuing of lease deeds in Shivdaspura. A delegation had earlier requested the government to withdraw orders of acquiring land for the airport.
Ashok Singh, a plot owner, said, “For the past many years, the district lease committee (DLC) rates of the area have not increased as the land is reserved for the airport. Moreover, THE development is stalled as land holders are left in lurch. In Lok Sabha, the civil aviation minister had replied that no airport was proposed in Shivdaspura. Still, the land was kept reserved.”
Several times in the past, the protesters have questioned the need for the Greenfield Airport in the vicinity of existing Sanganer airport, which is only 25km away.
07/04/19 Times of India
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