Maha set to clear Rs.100-cr Baramati airport project
Mumbai, Aug. 9 -- Six months after deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar died in an air crash at Baramati airport in Maharashtra, the state government is finalising a Rs.100-crore overhaul of the small, uncontrolled airstrip.
The Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC), which manages smaller airports in the state, cleared the proposal two weeks ago. Additional chief secretary (aviation) Sanjay Sethi cleared it on Wednesday and final approval is awaited from a high-power committee headed by the state chief secretary.
Pawar and four others died on January 28 when the chartered Learjet 45 carrying them from Mumbai crashed as the pilot attempted to land. A preliminary probe found the aircraft executed a go-around on its first approach due to ...
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