News report of 11/9/05: "Intra-state flights planned in Maharashtra". This is about a joint venture proposal for starting air services connecting small places in the state. Those mentioned include Latur, Kolhapur, Amravati, Akola, Yavatmal, Gondia and Nanded. Sindhudurg is not mentioned but is unlikely to be missed given the persistent chorus from Goa to shift the proposed Mopa airport to it.
Maharashtra is pretty much alive to its aviation needs and given the positive efforts of its top politicians including civil aviation minister Praful Patel, it is gratutitous for Goa to invite Maharashtra to "take Mopa". The idea should be to design Mopa to maximise the benefit to Goa while minimising its cost. The rest is irrelevant.
