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This is an archive article published on April 7, 2009

Chakan airport: Lande promises solution

Farmers in Chakan,who have been opposing the new airport plan,have now found support from NCP’s Shrirur candidate Vilas Lande.

Farmers in Chakan,who have been opposing the new airport plan,have now found support from NCP’s Shrirur candidate Vilas Lande. Already,Khed sitting MP Shivajirao Adhalrao-Patil,who is also contesting from Shirur,has been leading the farmers’ agitation against acquisition of their land for the greenfield airport project.

Like Adhalrao,Lande too says he is not opposed to the airport coming up in Chakan. “The new airport should come up in Chakan as it will speed up development in the surrounding areas,” Lande said at a press conference in Chinchwad on Monday. But unlike Adhalrao who is pushing for alternate site for the Chakan airport,Lande promises that once he is elected as an MP he will try to find a solution to the raging controversy. “My job will be to find a solution in such a way that the airport comes up in Chakan and the farmers also get their due,” he said. Lande’s campaign manager Ajit Gavahane said the entire issue would be first studied thoroughly and efforts would be made to resolve it in the best interests of the Chakan and its populace.

Refusing to get into verbal war with Adhalrao,Lande said his work as Haveli MLA shows what he is capable of doing for his constituency. “Whether it was the issue of farmers,traffic problem of Bhosari,houses for the poor,building news roads,resolving the long-pending Red Zone issues,I have consistently played a positive role. If I am elected as MP,I will replicate my good work in Shrirur constituency ,” Lande said. He conceded that Bhosari traffic problem remained unresolved during his tenure as MLA because of hurdles puts up a few politicians. “But now the Bhosari flyover will help ease the daily chaos in Bhosari,” he said.

Lande said his priority as MP,if elected,will be to push for four-laning of the entire Pune-Nashik highway and Nagar-Kalyan highway. “Besides roads,historical place like Shivneri and pilgrim towns like Bhimashankar,Tulapur,Vadu Budruk,Malganga Devi,Theur,Ranjangaon,Ozar and Leniyadri will be have separate development plans,” he said.

On Adhalrao’s claim that he will win without much problem,Lande said he will react on after the polling is over. “No,I don’t want to get into personal attacks,” he said.

On whether he has specific plan for industrial sector which has been badly hit due to recession,Lande said as an industrialist he himself has set an example. “My industrial units in Chakan and others are doing well. I have not cut any jobs nor reduced salaries for any employee,” he said. Claiming that he had support from all sections of the society,Lande said in all six talukas he was hoping to do well. “We have a definite plan for the constituency and we are going it,” he added.


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