PANAJI: Goa Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik has condemned the non-cooperative role of the Indian Navy, which has resulted in the cancellation of the expansion of Dabolim airport.
In a press release, Naik said that the Navy's attitude amounts to defiance of the project initiated at the instance of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister had sanctioned substantial funds for the expansion of Dabolim after meeting a delegation of Goan Congress leaders, he added.
Naik hinted at a conspiracy to stall the expansion and upgradation of Dabolim by some lobbyist who thinks that unless Dabolim is expanded the Goa government will not go ahead with Mopa, and if Mopa is stalled, the neighbouring proposed project in Maharashtra will stand to gain.
Stating that the negative and untenable attitude of the Indian Navy, which has been seen from day one, should be questioned by the defence ministry, Naik said that the ministry has to take steps to curb the "big boss" attitude of the Navy.
One cannot imagine that an area of 1840 acres of land, belonging to the government of Goa, should have just been occupied by the Navy without any title in their favour.
Although the airport authority occupies roughly 34 acres, the Navy has not executed any legal document, like a lease deed, in favour of the Airport Authority of India (AAI).
Stating that this is perhaps because the Navy does not want to legally part with the land, Naik said that even if they do, they cannot part with it, as they themselves do not have a legal title to the 1840 acres of land.
He said that the Mopa committee report has recommended that all the mutation cases of the Navy with regard to the Dabolim land should be reviewed by concerned authorities.
He also suggested that the government of Goa open all mutation cases in which the government's land has been illegally recorded in Form I and XIV in the name of the Indian Navy.
Naik said even after the inauguration of the Dabolim expansion project by the Union minister of state for civil aviation, the Indian Navy did not stop creating hurdles which have now resulted in the cancellation of the tender.
In a press release, Naik said that the Navy's attitude amounts to defiance of the project initiated at the instance of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister had sanctioned substantial funds for the expansion of Dabolim after meeting a delegation of Goan Congress leaders, he added.
Naik hinted at a conspiracy to stall the expansion and upgradation of Dabolim by some lobbyist who thinks that unless Dabolim is expanded the Goa government will not go ahead with Mopa, and if Mopa is stalled, the neighbouring proposed project in Maharashtra will stand to gain.
Stating that the negative and untenable attitude of the Indian Navy, which has been seen from day one, should be questioned by the defence ministry, Naik said that the ministry has to take steps to curb the "big boss" attitude of the Navy.
One cannot imagine that an area of 1840 acres of land, belonging to the government of Goa, should have just been occupied by the Navy without any title in their favour.
Although the airport authority occupies roughly 34 acres, the Navy has not executed any legal document, like a lease deed, in favour of the Airport Authority of India (AAI).
Stating that this is perhaps because the Navy does not want to legally part with the land, Naik said that even if they do, they cannot part with it, as they themselves do not have a legal title to the 1840 acres of land.
He said that the Mopa committee report has recommended that all the mutation cases of the Navy with regard to the Dabolim land should be reviewed by concerned authorities.
He also suggested that the government of Goa open all mutation cases in which the government's land has been illegally recorded in Form I and XIV in the name of the Indian Navy.
Naik said even after the inauguration of the Dabolim expansion project by the Union minister of state for civil aviation, the Indian Navy did not stop creating hurdles which have now resulted in the cancellation of the tender.
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