New Delhi:
Fresh hope for the long pending Navi Mumbai Airport. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh will have a crucial meeting with Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Tuesday.
The meeting is to discuss the much-delayed Navi Mumbai airport project.
The two will discuss observations of the team of Expert Appraisal Committee(EAC) of the Environment Ministry which had visited the site on October 2.
As per reports final decision on the Navi Mumbai airport project could be taken on November 7.
In the past few months, the project has been a prime bone of contention for the Civil Aviation Ministry, the Maharashtra state government and the Environment Ministry.
The original plans for the airport, according to environmental studies, would have risked 400 acres of mangroves and necessitated the diversion of two rivers which could trigger massive floods.
The new airport, that is planned 20 km away from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, is scheduled to begin operations in 2013. It's expected to handle an additional 60 million passengers a year.
The meeting is to discuss the much-delayed Navi Mumbai airport project.
The two will discuss observations of the team of Expert Appraisal Committee(EAC) of the Environment Ministry which had visited the site on October 2.
As per reports final decision on the Navi Mumbai airport project could be taken on November 7.
In the past few months, the project has been a prime bone of contention for the Civil Aviation Ministry, the Maharashtra state government and the Environment Ministry.
The original plans for the airport, according to environmental studies, would have risked 400 acres of mangroves and necessitated the diversion of two rivers which could trigger massive floods.
The new airport, that is planned 20 km away from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, is scheduled to begin operations in 2013. It's expected to handle an additional 60 million passengers a year.
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