Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today said his government is ready to provide 2,800 acres of land for the international airport proposed to be built here. "The state government is ready to give 2,800 acres of land to Rajkot district authorities for the international airport," he said at a function here. The Chief Minister made the announcement while laying the foundation stone of SAUNI (Saurashtra Narmada Avatraran Irrigation) project's link-3 canal project to fill Aji dam, which is city's main source of drinking water. "The state government is committed to provide international air-connectivity to Rajkot and ready to give the required land," Rupani said. Rajkot District Collector Vikrant Pandey had recently sought 2,800 acres of land for the project. A team from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had visited Kuvadava town on the outskirts of Rajkot to inspect of district authority's proposed site for the airport. After the foundation stone-laying ceremony at Aji dam river site, the Chief Minister said it would be filled with Narmada water in just 25 days once the project is completed. Rajkot Municipal Commissioner B N Pani and District Collector Pandey, in a joint statement, said the project would be completed within the next five months.
