--- Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Navy is pleading for > land in Gujarat in > exchange for 9 acres at Dabolim which would make > more parking space > available for aircraft.
How greedy can the Navy get? Isn't a whole island of Anjediva sufficient for the Navy to get out of Dabolim altogether? > 2. "Dabolim airport ... has seen a phenomenal > growth of Rs 75,000 crores > in assets ever since it was established in 1962." "It" was established in 1962? The airport was built in 1955 with Goan resources (recursos de fomento do Estado da India Portuguesa; the Goa, Damao, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli enclaves were then collectively known as Estado da India Portuguesa). What the Navy has done is expand a few resources, and I daresay the funds for the expansion of the tarmac and infrastructure came from the civilian purse (Airports Authority), not the naval one. The majority of Naval assets are probably the aircraft stationed at Dabolim, which in principle, ought to be stationed a few kilometres down south at the spanking brand new facility called SeaBird. Could you, Philip, please write a rebuttal to this article in the TOI? Regards, Gabriel. Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com
