Daijiworld News Network - suburban beat - pics. GeekayMangalore, Jan. 12: A team of Gulf-based non-resident Indians (NRI's), with a keen wish to ensure expeditious upgradation of the Mangalore airport, in association with Daijiworld.com, paid a spontaneous visit to the Bajpe airport on Tuesday, January 11.
(Photo1)'Keep up the good work, I will do my best...", Oscar Fernandes appears to tell Rajesh
(Photo 2)Rajesh Sequeira submitting a memorandum to state minister P G R Sindhia
(Photo 3)Entrepreneurs Rohan Monteiro, Jerome Saldanha, Ivan Fernandes, Rajesh Sequeira and the Daijiworld.com team with airport director Vasudeva
Among others, Dubai-based Ivan Fernandes of Du Cont, Sharjah-based Jerome Saldanha of Modern Graphics and Rajesh Sequeira, coordinator of the NRI airport action committee in the UAE and local entrepreneur Rohan Monteiro were part of the team.
Rajesh has already done a lot of groundwork by submitting a memorandum each to union minister of state for statistics and programme implementation Oscar Fernandes and state infrastructure minister P G R Sindhia, during their visit to Mangalore.
The purpose was to make a spot study of the work in progress at the new, extended runway and find out ways and means to clear the possible obstacles by approaching the proper channels.
They also had a meeting with airport director M R Vasudeva, who apprised them of the progress in the runway work and immediate procedural requirements.
With the information collected, the team will report to the committee in the UAE so that a concerted plan of action could be chalked out.
The visit gave an opportunity to the NRI's as to the exact position of progress as well as the exact steps to be taken at the official and as well as international levels.
They were highly appreciative of contribution of the Airports Authority of India towards the progress of the project, which had to be matched with a similar support from the state government, especially in the matter of acquisition of additional land and rehabilitation of the displaced families.
Abu Dhabi-based entrepreneur and managing director of New Medical Centre group of firms Bavaguttu Raghuram Shetty, who could not join the meeting owing to preoccupations, has assured the action committee of his full support and assistance in following up matters at official levels.
