Boeing to get 40-acre land in Nagpur

Aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing will be given 40 acres of land in Nagpur for the first phase of development of its proposed maintenance, repairs and overhaul (MRO) hub for south-east Asia.

The company has asked for 70 acres of land for the project besides uninterrupted supply of power and clean water, according to Ramesh Yaul, general manager, Maharashtra Airports Development Corporation.

Yaul said MADC had identified two sites for Boeing's proposed MRO: one in the city's Somalwada area and the other in Kalkuhi. The company had to make the choice now, he said.

MADC itself would not be able to ensure uninterrupted supply of power and water for the next three years, Yaul said.

Meanwhile Boeing would have to rely on the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited for power and on the Nagpur Municipal Corporation for water, he added.

Yaul said the special purpose vehicle for the development of the international cargo hub in Nagpur, with MADC and Airports Authority of India as partners, would be formed within 90 days.

In fact, MADC had invited the municipal corporations at Akola and Amravati to be partners in the cargo hub venture, he said.