‘Don’t alter Kovai airport land size’

Velumani called on Prabhu in Delhi along with Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai and presented a memorandum in this regard to the Civil Aviation Minister.

In the memorandum, Velumani, who is the Municipal Administration Minister, said Tamil Nadu initiated acquisition of 627.89 acre as early as 2010 for the extension of runway at Coimbatore and the process is reaching its final stage. “...Now, the Airport Authority of India on December 11, 2018 has requested reduction of total area to be acquired to 365 acres from 627.89 acres without mentioning any valid reasons,” the memorandum, a copy of which was released to the media here, said.