Billions for land appropriation

Fri, 17 Oct 1997, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

MEDAN, North Sumatra: A total of Rp 144 billion (US$4.1
million) has been paid out for the appropriation of 1,362
hectares of land in Kuala Namu, Deli Serdang, that will be
developed into a new airport for the province.

Antara quoted yesterday Hari Sirjono, the head of the local
branch of the state-owned airport management company, that
manages the current Polonia Airport, as saying Tuesday that all
that is needed now is the government's approval for the
construction of the new airport to start.

Following the Garuda Indonesia Airbus crash near Medan on
Sept. 26 which killed all 234 people on board, criticism grew
that the Polonia Airport was no longer adequate to cope with
increasing flight activities. (swe)

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