Navi Mumbai airport operation likely to start from 2024: Ajit Pawar

In a recent statement from the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar he stated that the Navi Mumbai naming issues will soon be resolved and that the work will conclude by the year 2024. He ahead questioned the ethicality of the Central Government and alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sudhir Mungatiwar of having two opinions on Goods and Service Tax (GST) and asked Cidco on its projects going on in Project-Affected People (PAP) rehabilitation plans. 

 

While stating Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was present in Navi Mumbai at Cidco Bhavan to know the whereabouts about various issues going on in the city of Mumbai. While in conversation with media personnel on the Income Tax Department’s raid on Sonu Sood the Deputy Chief Minster replied that “You people are aware of the time when Manmohan Singh, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, PV Narasimha Rao, Rajiv Gandhi with the present leader ruling the country. The media is well aware of this, so I would not like to intrude in your enclave.”

 

The Deputy Chief Minister further accused former Finance Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mungantiwar and stated, “Mungantiwar served his party and was minister for five years. If one is not ruling anymore, they change the cassette and start speaking differently. The state government cannot stamp money. For all the development projects, recruitments and services we are dependent on taxes.”

 

He further stated that the agency is quite sure about the airport work completion till 2024 and it's their target for flight operations. “The airport project has now been taken by the Adani group from the GVK. The Adani group is the biggest in the country. This will help the project to not withstand any type of financial constraints,” he stated. 

 

 

When asked about the ongoing issue over the name change of the airport, he replied that soon a solution to this issue will be taken out. The Cidco was also questioned on various issues by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar “The present government needs to protect the environment. As the open space has once gone will never come back. This issue will be discussed in the government.”

 

 

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