India's first private airport to come up in Kerala
Wednesday September 26, 2012 08:34:34 PM,
IANS
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Thiruvananthapuram: KGS Aranmula International Airport Ltd, which is developing
India's first private airport at Aranmula, Pathanamthitta
district, has received clearances for the project from the
Airports Authority of India (AAI), according to the executive
director of the developer.
"A team from the AAI visited the site of the airport and gave full
clearance for the project. The Rs.2,000-crore airport project is
expected to offer a significant development boost not only to
Aranmula and Pathanamthitta district, but also to the entire
region," said P.T. Nandakumar, executive director of KGS.
This airport, once complete, will facilitate the pilgrimage to the
Sabarimala temple, as the airport will come up near the temple.
A statement from the developer Wednesday said recent reports of
protests against the airport were based on rumours.
"There was a local shutdown to protest the inclusion of KGS the
Aranmula Airport project in the recent Emerging Kerala meet. The
project was not included in the Emerging Kerala investment meet,"
the statement said.
Nandakumar said that the KGS Group was committed to preserving
Aranmula, which has been identified as a heritage village by the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the implementation
of the Endogenous Tourism Project.
"The airport project does not involve displacement of families.
Land for the project has already been acquired. Fears on these
grounds are completely unfounded," said Nandakumar.
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