New Pune Airport

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Pune International Airport (or Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje International Airport) is a proposed greenfield airport project to serve the city of Pune, India. It will be built near Pune city in Pune District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. In 2016, it was announced that the proposed airport would be spread over 2,832 hectares. The airport would be named after Sambhaji Maharaj, a king of the Maratha Empire, who was born at Purandar fort. The CIDCO will hold a 51 percent stake in the SPV, while MADC's stake will be around 19 percent. The remaining 30 percent will be divided between the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA). The Airports Authority of India conducted surveys on various areas near Pune for a new airport for the city. Initially, a site near Chakan was chosen for the airport but due to opposition from local farmers and the mountainous terrain, the government decided to build the new airport in Purandar...

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