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Union Minister for Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu said connected Monday that the Hosur airdrome task connection mooted by Tamil Nadu has not been recommended “in bid to prioritise defence projects of nationalist importance” executed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Airport.
He was responding to a question raised by DMK MP S. Kalyanasundaram successful the Rajya Sabha connected whether the Centre has examined the Hosur airdrome connection sent by the State authorities and the reasons for the hold successful granting in-principle approval, airspace clearance and different specified permissions. His enactment workfellow Kanimozhi N.V.N Somu excessively posed a akin query.
Mr. Naidu said: “In bid to prioritise defence projects of nationalist importance, being carried retired by HAL Airport and to alteration operational preparedness of defence forces, the connection has not been recommended.”
In November past year, the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) sent the site-clearance for the Hosur airport. “The connection was circulated to the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for comments/observations,” Mr. Naidu added.
Before that, successful June, TIDCO had requested the MoD for airspace relaxation to conception the Hosur airport. When it was rejected, the Tamil Nadu authorities yet again wrote to the Centre, but it was turned down again successful January. Sources said the State authorities had been drafting a justification for this task and volition resubmit the petition soon.
