Site near Chakan identified for Pune airport

New Delhi: A new site at Rajguru Nagar, six km. north of Chakan in Pune has been identified as the possible site for a civilian airport in Pune. This information was given by Shri Praful Patel, Minister for Civil Aviation in the Parliament today.
The earlier site, identified at Chakan in Pune was not acceptable to the Ministry of Defence from operational point of view with reference to the existing Defence Airfield at Lohegaon in Pune.
Thus in the month of October 2006, a team comprising of officials from Airports Authority of India(AAI), the Directorate General of Civil Aviation(DGCA) and Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation(MIDC) carried out preliminary site inspection of an alternate site near Rajguru Nagar. This site is acceptable to the Ministry of Defence.
MIDC has been requested to provide the meteorological data of the new site in coordination with the Indian Meteorological Department. After receipt of these details a technical study will be carried out and thereafter appropriate decision will be taken by the Government in the matter.
12/12/06 Press Information Bureau (press release)

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