Former MLC Ivan D'Souza demands to remove 'Adani' tag from arch of Mangaluru airport
Mangaluru, Apr 14: AICC secretary and former MLC Ivan D'Souza on Wednesday demanded that the Adani brand name be removed from the welcome arch of the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA).
Addressing reporters here, he said the Airports Authority of India (AAI) should take immediate steps to remove the 'Adani' tag from the airports name as it violated the agreement with the company which has only been given permission to operate and maintain the airport.
He said details obtained through an RTI query have revealed that the operating company cannot tag its name with the airport, which is fully under the Civil Aviation Ministry.
D'Souza alleged that due to the neglect shown by the AAI, the MIA has witnessed a slump in its growth over the years.
The facilities at the airport have not been improved and the number of flights have come down.
He said the Congress would launch a 'Save Airport' movement if the authorities continued to show neglect towards the MIA.
The number of flights to Mumbai have been reduced and the only flight to Mysuru has also been cancelled.
D'Souza said though 16 years have passed since MIA received international airport status, no flights have so far been operated to tourism destinations like Sri Lanka, Singapore and Thailand.
Presently, MIA has flights only to the Gulf countries, he said.
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Abhigyan Kundu hits 209 not out for first-ever double ton in Youth ODIs for India
Dubai (PTI): Wicketkeeper-batter Abhigyan Kundu on Tuesday created history with first-ever double ton in Youth ODIs for India, scoring an unbeaten against Malaysia in the U-19 Asia Cup match here.
The 17-year-old Kundu thus recorded only the second instance of a double century in Youth ODIs after South Africa's Jorich Van Schalkwyk, who had scored 215 off 153 balls against Zimbabwe earlier this year in Harare.
Batting at No 5, the left-handed Kundu hit an overall 19 fours and seven sixes to smash 209 not out off only 125 balls.
His knock powered India U-19 to a huge 408 for seven batting first.
Earlier in the same tournament, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had scored a 95-ball 171 against the UAE, which is overall the ninth highest individual score in the format.
