The Navi Mumbai airport has finally got the green signal, with a compromise being worked out after one and a half years of tussling between the Environment Ministry on the one hand, and the Civil Aviation Ministry and the Maharashtra government on the other. The decision was announced jointly on Monday by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, his Civil Aviation counterpart Praful Patel and the new Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan. While the...
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Decks may be cleared for Navi Mumbai airport by November by Vinay Kumar
Asserting there were “sensitive” environmental issues in the way of the Navi Mumbai airport project, Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday met Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel and the two reached a compromise, signalling that the new international airport may finally clear all hurdles by next month. “We have made good progress on a number of issues. The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Environment and Forests Ministry...
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The Union Ministries of Civil Aviation and Environment and Forests on Tuesday clinched a compromise on the Navi Mumbai airport project, paving the way for construction work to begin after experts take a final call early next month. Under the formula, the river Gadhi will not be diverted, and a huge biodiversity park will come up near the airport to protect a large part of the 400 acres of Mangroves. But...
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