The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) is likely to evaluate a land parcel near
Kalyan in the Thane district of Maharashtra as another alternative for the
proposed second international airport in Mumbai.
Three Members of Parliament (MP) from the Thane district had recently met
Jairam Ramesh, the Union Minister for Environment and Forest. The MPs suggested
that the project be shifted to Nevali, near Kalyan, from the present site near
Panvel in Raigad district. The 1,800-acre alternative site belongs to the
Defence authorities.
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Alternative sites for Mumbai international airport unviable (19-July-10)
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