SHILLONG:
The Advocate – General Amit Kumar has informed the Division Bench of the High Court of Meghalaya that the state is in the process of vetting the applications and ascertaining the nature of land offered and as to whether the same would be suitable for setting up a new airport.
The court stated, “It is submitted on behalf of the State that following the notices issued for inviting Expression of Interest for large parcels of land to set up a new greenfield airport, six applications have been received within the cut-off date and two further applications thereafter.”
The court observed that since such exercise may take some time, the matter will appear six weeks hence.