-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Goanetters annual meet in Goa is scheduled for Dec 27, 2005 @ 4pm | | | |The Riviera Opposite Hotel Mandovi, Panjim (near Ferry Jetty/Riverfront)| | Attending.......drop a line to [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It appears nearly every state in India is planning progressive developments in its transportation system. All this, designed to bring in more domestic and International tourists. Yet the Goans, as seen on cyber Goa, are in the usual griping mood about what they have and what perhaps is needed FOR THE FUTURE.
Not long ago on the national Nightly Business Report (NBR) in the USA, an Indian reporter from New Delhi, informed the listeners how airline travel in India has increased and is projected to triple in India with the burgeoning middle class. He said, "the prediction are that rail travel in the India will be like in the USA - a thing of the past for most upper and middle income Indians. To meet this demand, national and private airline carriers from India were among the biggest buyers of new commercial aircraft at a recent European air show." So perhaps, just perhaps, Goa may need two airports. Ok I will settle for one-and-a-half commercial airports - if you know what I mean. Or do we want to cry later how Goa is neglected by the Center? Merrry Christmas and a Happy New year Sontosborit Natalam ani Khuxelborit Novem Voros Feliz Natal e Próspero Ano Novo Mog asundi....aiz ani sod'danch Kind Regards, GL "D'Souza, Avelino" To boost tourism: Rajasthan plans two new airports, upgrade two existing ones and launch heritage train Rajasthan plans two new airports The Rajasthan government has planned to set up two new airports in the state and upgrade two existing ones to boost tourism. The two new domestic airports have been planned in Kota and Kishangarh near Ajmer, while Jaipur and Udaipur airports are likely to be granted the international status in 2006. A cabinet memo has been finalised and is scheduled to come up in the next cabinet meeting expected to be held in the new week, official sources told IANS. The union government has already granted its approval for developing the existing Kishangarh strip into a domestic airport and to establish another airport in Kota for which state government has already identified and acquired land, the sources said. Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials would visit both places for a preliminary inspection of the proposed sites. The proposed airports are expected to boost the tourism sector in the state. Kishangarh is about 25 km from the pilgrimage town of Ajmer, where the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti and the world's only temple dedicated to Hindu god Brahma attract a large number of devotees. Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel is expected to visit the lake city of Udaipur to launch the airport expansion project. In a bid to facilitate and attract more tourists to the state, the government has also decided to launch a meter gauge heritage train on the lines of Palace on Wheels. Tourism department officials were negotiating with the ministry of railways issues related to profit sharing, operation and management of the project, which is to be launched in January, sources said. (IANS) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | | | | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
