Proposal to name Navi Mumbai airport after D B Patil likely to get Centre's nod soon: Minister
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Proposal to name upcoming Navi Mumbai airport after late leader D B Patil likely to be approved soon: Union Minister Kapil Patil.
The proposal to name the upcoming airport in Navi Mumbai after late leader D B Patil has reached the office of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is likely to be approved soon, Union Minister Kapil Patil has said.
Speaking at a symposium organised during the Agri Mahotsav on the topic 'Loknete D B Patil International Airport' at Dombivili on Saturday, Mr. Patil said the name of the new airport will be confirmed at the last stage of its construction.
Late D B Patil had led several protests by farmers and landowners surrounding Panvel tehsil in Raigad district when the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) acquired land in the area decades ago.
The airport is expected to become operational next year.
“A resolution to name the airport was passed in the state legislative assembly and council in November last year and sent to the Centre. The proposal has since been forwarded by the home department to the secretary in the Prime Minister's office,” the Minister said.
Former MP Sanjiv Naik and the Bhumiputra Sangharsh Samiti have demanded about giving jobs to locals at the new airport.
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