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<Frankly, I think it's unreasonable to expect the navy to vacate Dabolim. They've invested far too much there. A more practical solution would be to build another airport with private participation> It may be worth finding out what the Navy has "invested" in Dabolim and more importantly WHY? It seems to me that the additional investment may have more to do with Dabolim's functioning as a civilian airport rather than a military one. After all the main purpose of Dabolim for the military is for training flights and exercises during "prime" daylight hours. If this is the case then the Navy itself will be disadvantaged if civilian flights are closed at Dabolim. So much for the "practicality" of your soluton. I would suggest that you read my recent posting "Some hope for Dabolim?" in which I reproduced a news report wherein the Chief of Air Staff has called for a cooperative approach vis a vis national assets like airports. This may be the kind of approach that is required in Dabolim given all the investments made in it. A passing thought: if the Navy has made such big investments in Dabolim in the teeth of local opposition then it was somewhat myopic in not having a Plan B and going into Project Seabird without sufficiently considering its needs for a proper runway there. We may need to keep a close watch on developments in Pune and Bangalore airports and try to learn the appropriate lessons for Dabolim's future.
