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India airborne: Don't look down! By Priyanka Bhardwaj NEW DELHI - As is true of so many things in the world's second-most-populous nation, the figures for India's aviation sector are staggering, offering vast investment potential, yet clouded by creaky infrastructure and red tape. At 25% per annum, India's aviation sector is one of the fastest-growing in the world, and the 20 million air passengers of today are expected to mushroom to 90 million by 2010> <Although the question of modernizing airports has been on the anvil for many years, it was only a year ago that the government decided to opt for a public-private partnership scheme for the award of the long-term concessions to run the Delhi and Mumbai airports. The first flaw in the bidding process was an attempt to hand over large tracts of expensive urban land and real estate to the bidders. This anomaly was quickly rectified after a public outcry. .. Few doubt that India's attempts to upgrade its crowded and inefficient airports through the privatization route will be further delayed or even terminated.> ---- Goanetters may have to take a livelier and more substantive interest in the aviation scene if the pious hopes of keeping Goa great are to be realised! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 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 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
