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| Soz's intervention works | | Flights to operate from Awantipora | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
New Delhi, Aug 30: Political interventions in certain matters invariably work. And in this particular matter it did rather quickly. After all it is the one pertaining to no less important and sensitive a place than Kashmir. Barely a few hours after the president of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee, Professor Saifuddin Soz said that Srinagar Airport won't close, the Union Civil Aviation Ministry said the flights to Kashmir valley would continue uninterrupted from September 1 to 12 and for that purpose Awantipora Airport would be used.
The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by the secretary Civil Aviation with all concerned agencies and airlines, here this evening, a statement issued by the Civil Aviation Ministry said.
"It was decided in the meeting that normal civil flights will operate to Srinagar upto September 2 and thereafter, for the period of September 3 onwards until resumption of flights from Srinagar Airport, Awantipora Airport would be used to ensure connectivity to the valley. All necessary arrangements are being made on an urgent basis to ensure flights to Awantipora Airport during the closure of Srinagar Airport for 12 days," the statement said adding the airlines have agreed to open their bookings immediately.
Pertinent to mentioned that none else than the main opposition party in Valley PDP rasied voice and concern over the decision of the government to close the airport from September 1. PDP termed the move as unwise , criticized and blamed National Conference for not being able to protect the interests of the people.
The rivals of NC even related it with the decision of banning pre-paid mobile services in the State contending that was enforced without any logic. PDP's contention was that instead of opposing such illogical decisions of the authorities, the State Government has been facilitating such 'anti-people actions'. |
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