PANAJI
Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M Scindia has written to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, requesting his personal intervention in expediting the matters for strengthening of aviation infrastructure in the state.
Scindia has drawn the attention of Sawant on various issues that are impacting the implementation of various projects pertaining to the aviation sector in Goa.
He mentioned that long back the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had requested for 20.48 acres of land for construction of city side car parking and other infrastructural work at Goa Airport.
Scindia said the cost of acquisition was also paid by AAI to the State government. However, notification for the acquisition was issued by the State Government in respect of 15.5 acres only, of which 9.23 acres is yet to be handed over to AAI.
The union minister said AAI has embarked upon the development and expansion of airports in the country at a cost of Rs 20,000 crore in the next 4-5 years, in order to meet the growing passenger demand in the country.
