Bombay: Former Shiv Sena (UBT) Minister Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday urged Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to sanction two new airports in Palghar and Fardapur (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), and requested clarification on the standing of the proposed airports in Pune and Nashik. . He mentioned the event of those airports would spur progress and enhance passenger connectivity, business, agriculture and tourism in these areas. Thackeray Jr. referred to the Union Budget 2023-2024 and welcomed the event/modernization plans for 50 airports/heliports/ports within the nation, however as particulars had been missing and complicated, he mentioned. requested Scindia to agree on a precedence for the event of civil aviation in Maharashtra.
He identified that in his tenure as Maharashtra minister, his goal was to push ahead a number of key initiatives together with a 3rd airport for Mumbai at Palghar and the event of Fardapur airfield.
While Navi Mumbai Airport will quickly be prepared, Mumbai will want a 3rd airport inside the subsequent 10 years, and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had requested the Maharashtra Airport Development Company to start out work on the Palgar airport.
This, he claimed within the 2-pager, would offer many advantages, together with a income generator if it seems to be a passenger airport, a cargo hub and supply parking services for planes. .
On the Fardapur venture that the Thackeray authorities was exploring, Thackeray Jr. mentioned hundreds of vacationers flock to see the wonders of the Ajanta-Ellora Caves at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad), however the nearest airport is 160 km away , which makes the journey arduous.
Thackeray Jr. has additionally urged Scindia to deal with airport points in Nashik and Pune – plans to broaden the latter or a brand new airport have been a long-debated request that may provide the state’s cultural capital a worldwide connectivity.
Referring to Nashik, he mentioned it’s a matter of nice ache because it is likely one of the holiest cities with wealthy heritage like Pune and must be operated with a world commonplace airport.
“I have only mentioned a few of Maharashtra’s multiple potential points and obstacles in the civil aviation sector, linking it directly to industry, agriculture, tourism growth…J ‘hope you will take notice of my humble request and do justice to Maharashtra’s civil aviation needs,’ concluded Thackeray Jr.
