Chandigarh airport renamed after Bhagat Singh: End of a long dispute between Punjab, Haryana | Explained News,The Indian Express

Besides getting the airport named after Bhagat Singh, Punjab also wanted it to be called an international airport at Mohali, while Haryana wanted Panchkula to be suffixed with the name of the airport.

When was the demand first raised 

It was in 2007, when the SAD-BJP government ruled Punjab, and the then Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal urged the Centre to build an international airport in Mohali. The Centre finally agreed and decided that the then existing infrastructure of the civil-cum-defence airport at Chandigarh would be integrated into the Mohali international airport. An agreement was later signed between the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and Punjab.

What was the deal?

It was agreed that land would be acquired for setting up the Mohali International airport as a joint venture between the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA). It was estimated that the government would acquire 307 acres for the project in Mohali, spending Rs 300-500 crore.

The state government was asked to invest in the land and the AAI had to build infrastructure. The joint venture between Punjab and AAI had 49:51 per cent sharing respectively.

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/punjab-haryana-bhagat-singh-chandigarh-airport-8178854/


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