Goa: MGP to back Central govt over naming of Mopa airport
Panaji (PTI): The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) on Tuesday said it would back the decision of the Central government on naming of the new airport at Mopa in North Goa.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had on Monday announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first phase of the international airport at Mopa on December 11. The airport, being built at a cost of Rs 2,870 crore, will be the second facility in the state in addition to the existing airport at Dabolim.
Political leaders in the coastal state have been at loggerheads about whom the facility should be named after.
MGP secretary Anant Naik told PTI that the party's central committee has taken a resolution that the Mopa airport be named after the state's first chief minister and founder president Dayanand Bandodkar.
"However, we are with the Central government in their decision on naming the airport," Naik said.
The MGP has extended support to the BJP and will back the party's every decision, he said.
A section of people are demanding that the upcoming airport be named after late Bandodkar, honouring his contribution to the state, post liberation from the Portuguese. The chief minister had earlier said that the decision of naming the airport lies with the Union Civil Aviation ministry.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
