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New airport for Mumbai The Asian Age India | Our Special Correspondents <"Perhaps it ill be some distance away from the existing airport. Two or three places have been seen, but nothing has been finalised yet," Union civil aviation secretary Ajay Prasad said on Wednesday. "It will be a 100 per cent greenfield airport, a private-public partnership, on the lines of the on-going Bangalore International Airport project," he said on the sidelines of the Aerodrome India 2005 international seminar and exhibition here. "The Centre will invite bids for the construction of the new airport at Mumbai after the land is identified and finalised," he added. On the proposed new airport at Mumbai, Mr Prasad said, "Aeronautical studies were being carried out by international aviation organisations on the suitability of sites. No time-frame can be set for inviting bids for this new airport as they can be called only after the organisations complete their thorough and detailed studies." The proposed second international airport for Mumbai is now likely to be located near Ulwe, in Navi Mumbai. Earlier, there were strong indications that the new airport might be built in the Rewas-Mandwa region, but these were later squashed due to a strong protest initiated by the local population because, of the total project area of 45 sq km required for the airport terminal, 20 sq km lay on the sea, necessitating the reclamation of this area, which includes tracts of mangroves that would be destroyed. Then there were plans to construct the new airport at Kopar, in Navi Mumbai, wherein it was supposed to occupy an area of 1,350 acres. It was also supposed to cater to both domestic and international traffic and was in no way to pose a threat to the already existing Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at Santa Cruz. The City and Industrial Development Corporation had submitted a proposal providing for parallel runways, construction of terminal buildings, cargo terminals and airline maintenance buildings. It had also been asked to carry out a simulation study for proposed operations at the existing Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- * G * O * A * N * E * T *** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Spread the Christmas cheer - even when you're not here! Send Christmas Greetings to your loved ones in Goa. 2005 Christmas Package - Flowers, Bubbles and Layers of Love. http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------
