The proposal for an international airport for Pune is set to get a boost with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announcing that the government would finalize its location within four weeks.
“The director of Airports Authority of India will visit the three locations around Pune listed for the proposed international airport in the next one week. Following the inspections, one location will be finalized within three weeks,“ Fadnavis said at a round table conference at Chakan, in which the representatives of US-based companies and top officials from the state administration were present.
A source in the administration said three locations were under consideration and would require clearance from technical teams. The new airport proposal has been under consideration for a long time but has not moved forward because of various reasons. A strong opposition from local farmers to land acquisition for the project has been a prime reason for the delay .
Fadnavis has been assuring that the government was positive about implementing the project at the earliest. He said there was also a plan to increase the strength of the existing one at Lohegaon.
The chief minister said the government was initiating various steps to ensure hassle free permission to investors and provide good infrastructure facilities. He said the number of permissions required to set up industrial units had been brought down considerably . Besides, the government had set up a single-window system to avoid delays, he said, appealing to companies from the US to invest in the state.
Fadnavis said Maharashtra was on the fast track of development. He claimed that many international industrial houses had expressed willingness to start units here and that the state had decided to follow industry-centric policy.
He said the state had skilled manpower and better infrastructure. He promised the industries would not face any delay in allotment of land.
Fadnavis said the local police had been instructed to act tough against those creating nuisance in industrial areas.
“The director of Airports Authority of India will visit the three locations around Pune listed for the proposed international airport in the next one week. Following the inspections, one location will be finalized within three weeks,“ Fadnavis said at a round table conference at Chakan, in which the representatives of US-based companies and top officials from the state administration were present.
A source in the administration said three locations were under consideration and would require clearance from technical teams. The new airport proposal has been under consideration for a long time but has not moved forward because of various reasons. A strong opposition from local farmers to land acquisition for the project has been a prime reason for the delay .
Fadnavis has been assuring that the government was positive about implementing the project at the earliest. He said there was also a plan to increase the strength of the existing one at Lohegaon.
The chief minister said the government was initiating various steps to ensure hassle free permission to investors and provide good infrastructure facilities. He said the number of permissions required to set up industrial units had been brought down considerably . Besides, the government had set up a single-window system to avoid delays, he said, appealing to companies from the US to invest in the state.
Fadnavis said Maharashtra was on the fast track of development. He claimed that many international industrial houses had expressed willingness to start units here and that the state had decided to follow industry-centric policy.
He said the state had skilled manpower and better infrastructure. He promised the industries would not face any delay in allotment of land.
Fadnavis said the local police had been instructed to act tough against those creating nuisance in industrial areas.
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