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Min asks Centre to reconsider plan to build airport near Tadoba Tiger reserve
Updated On: 10 December, 2023 10:50 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar has requested the Centre to reconsider the development of an airport near Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve.
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Sudhir Mungantiwar, Maharashtra`s Forest Minister, has asked the Centre to reconsider the state`s intention to develop an airport near the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in Chandrapur district. He told PTI that he had addressed all of the concerns raised by the National Board for Wildlife about the need for an airport at Chandrapur.
Mungantiwar emphasised the airport`s usefulness in combating Naxalism while also encouraging tourism and industrial growth. The idea had already been accepted by the state government, which had allotted 500 acres of land in Murti village, Rajura assembly constituency, Chandrapur district. The forest department owns 76 acres of this land, which was approved by the state`s forest ministry. The idea had been sent to the Centre for approval.
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