One airstrip shelved; 3 facing land issues: Government

OF THE 13 airstrips being developed by the Gujarat government, one project near Becharaji has been shelved while three others have hit hurdles with regard to availability of land, the state government informed the state legislature on Saturday.

The Gujarat government said it had spent over Rs 6.16 crore in developing the airstrips in the past two years. So far, only one airstrip at Mandvi have been developed until December 31, 2020, the government stated in a written reply to a question asked by Congress MLA Kantibhai Kharadi during the Question Hour.

In this reply, the government said it has decided to shelve the development of Vanod (Becharaji) airstrip, while continual government land is unavailble for development of similar airstrip at Ambaji.