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| PIL regarding upgradation of Jammu Airport | | DB issues directives | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 8: In a Public Interest Litigation filed by Advocate Ravi Abrol seeking directions to respondents to upgrade the Civil Airport, Jammu at par with the international airports with provision of inflow and outflow of international flights in view of large number of pilgrims visiting Jammu from outside the country to pay obeisance to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, a Division Bench of State High Court Comprising Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Sindhu Sharma observed that as per the status report put forth by Sr. Adv Sunil Sethi , in view of the commitment of Airport Authority of India to construct a Green Field Airport, steps need to be expeditiously taken by the State Government to ensure provisions of allocation of 2000 acres of land which is required.
Regarding handing over of possession of 27 Kanals, 2 Marias and 4 Sarsai land adjacent to Jammu Airport, Sr. Adv Submitted that the acquisition of this land stands completed in accordance with the provisions of Land Acquisition Act, inasmuch as, the entire compensation which were awarded by the Land Acquisition Collector stands paid to the land owners way back in the year 2008. It is submitted that in accordance with the statutory provisions, all that remain was that the land acquiring authorities have to take possession of the land.
It is also inexplicable, as to how a dispute inter se the Government departments i.e. the Revenue Department and the Flood Control Department on the one hand and the Defence Estates Officer, Jammu could not be resolved from 2008 till 2019.
DB directed respondents to file a status report regarding the construction of the new Civil Terminal at Jammu Airport before the next date of hearing and also file status report with regard to the temporary parking facility be filed before the next date of hearing. DB further observed that another aspect which has been brought to our notice is the requirement necessitated on account of the security concerns at the two airports in the State. DB found that the terminal where passengers have to submit themselves for security clearance are located at a considerable distance from the main airport terminal. As a result, the passengers have to disembark from their vehicles and submit themselves for security clearance and thereafter carry their baggage and walk long distances before accessing the Airport terminal. Many of the passengers who have to walk this distance are old, handicapped or infants and face tremendous difficulties in accessing the airport facilities. Their difficulties are compounded by the fact that they have to manage their own baggage as well.
Regarding Commencement of Night Flights from Jammu Airport, DB found that the Ministry of Defence has issued a communication dated 3rd of January, 2019, informing that Airfield watch hours at Jammu stand extended upto 2100 hrs IST from Monday to Saturday by the Air Headquarters. The Civil Aviation Department of the State department has sought intervention of the Ministry of the Civil Aviation New Delhi to impress upon the Commercial airlines from starting the early morning and late evening flights, keeping in view the extended watch hours at Jammu Airport. |
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