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Shirdi to get an airport
By- Poonam Singh
Devotees of Sai Baba,
the
saint from Maharashtra, will soon be able to fly to Shirdi in Ahmednagar
district. The Maharashtra Airport Development Company is planning to
develop the airport on 500 acres of land some 3 km from the shrine, spread
across Sonewadi and Savalivihirbudruk villages. The estimated cost of the
project is Rs 30 crore.
The Maharashtra government will provide 80 per cent of the land for the
project and MADC will acquire the remaining 20 per cent with the help of
the talati (village accountant). Says R.C. Sinha, Vice Chairman and
Managing Director of the company, "The government has approved the project
in principle. As soon as the government transfers the land it has
promised, we will start construction and complete the project in 12 months
time."
The airport will have a terminal building, cafeteria, airline offices,
parking, a 3,000-metre long runway and night landing facility. MADC will
also construct a one-km two-lane road from Shirdi-Kopargaon road to the
airport site. A 50-room hotel facility would be set up through a private
developer adjacent to the airport.
26 September 2005
Source: http://www.projectsmonitor.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=9702
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