Chennai locals rue airport modernisation
Monday, March 20, 2006 (Chennai):
The Chennai airport modernisation plan has run into rough weather. Thousands of people living in adjoining areas of the airport are up in arms against the project.There is a fear that over 4,000 houses will be demolished rendering over 15,000 people homeless."In all big cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, the airports are away from the city. Why can't they have the international airport in this city at another place?" said a local.
Protecting the affluent:
The residents are an angry lot.They say that they are being unfairly targeted to protect the hundreds of acres of adjoining areas in the northern side owned by politicians and real estate tycoons.They further allege that these areas were originally to be handed over to the airport."In order to save the politically influential people and their relatives' land we have been ransacked," said a resident. The state government's long silence on the issue has intensified the panic among the people that the airport modernisation may uproot their lives.The issue may have its repercussions on the forthcoming assembly polls with people contemplating a boycott of polls.
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Monday, March 20, 2006 (Chennai):
The Chennai airport modernisation plan has run into rough weather. Thousands of people living in adjoining areas of the airport are up in arms against the project.There is a fear that over 4,000 houses will be demolished rendering over 15,000 people homeless."In all big cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, the airports are away from the city. Why can't they have the international airport in this city at another place?" said a local.
Protecting the affluent:
The residents are an angry lot.They say that they are being unfairly targeted to protect the hundreds of acres of adjoining areas in the northern side owned by politicians and real estate tycoons.They further allege that these areas were originally to be handed over to the airport."In order to save the politically influential people and their relatives' land we have been ransacked," said a resident. The state government's long silence on the issue has intensified the panic among the people that the airport modernisation may uproot their lives.The issue may have its repercussions on the forthcoming assembly polls with people contemplating a boycott of polls.
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