PUNE: The state government gave administrative and financial approval of Rs 3,513 crore for land acquisition for the proposed Purandar airport on Wednesday. A GR issued by the general administrative department (GAD) said the state has approved the amount for acquiring about 2,376 hectares in Purandar. Of the amount, Rs 2,713 crore has been earmarked for landContinue reading

Pune: Revealing that he has given a site clearance to the new greenfield airport for Pune at Purandar, civil aviation minister Suresh Prabhu said via tweet that the existing airport at Lohegaon has exhausted its capacity. On April 23, the steering committee of the Union government had provided the site clearance for the project. “AfterContinue reading

The central government appointed steering committee for the Greenfield airport has cleared last hurdle for the project by giving the final go ahead and site clearances for the proposed international airport in Purandar on Monday. The go ahead was given during a meeting between the Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited (MADC) officials and the steeringContinue reading

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Friday, chaired a meeting in Mumbai to review the progress of various airports, including the Purandar international airport and the Lohegaon international airport. The official twitter handle of the chief minister’s office (@CMOMaharashtra) said, “CM Devendra Fadnavis chaired a meeting to review various initiatives of Directorate of Civil Aviation, GovernmentContinue reading

Updated: Apr 11, 2018, 10:07 IST The entire state has been keenly following the developments surrounding Pune’s upcoming airport at Purandar. The chief minister has promised a state-of-theart airport that will be based on some of the world’s best. But one of the best examples of a world-class greenfield airport is the Cochin International Airport (CIA) at Nedumbassary —Continue reading

Updated: Apr 4, 2018, 11:32 IST PUNE: The meeting of the state government’s project management and implementation committee on Friday will give the administrative approval to the proposed international airport in Purandar besides deliberating on the mode of land acquisition to be undertaken. A senior official aware of the developments told TOI, “The project management and implementationContinue reading

Updated: Mar 26, 2018, 11:22 IST PUNE: Officials of Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited (MADC) have said that landowners of semi-irrigatedplots to be acquired for the proposed new Pune airport at Purandar will receive higher compensation. The officials said that most land plots to be acquired for the project were not cultivable, hence most villagers will accept compensationContinue reading

TNN | Updated: Mar 21, 2018, 11:02 IST PUNE: The pilot project, under which villages and towns will be mapped using dronetechnology, has rolled out in Sonori village, Purandar taluka. Drones will help measure and map the area around seven villages where the proposed Purandar airport will come up. Read More at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/drone-tech-to-boost-airport-land-acquisition-process/articleshow/63388089.cms