New Pune airport to serve as cargo hub

The new Pune airport, which is coming up at Purandar, will serve as a cargo hub for the state. Vishwas M Patil, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC), said, “The plan for the new airport included setting up of a separate section meant for full-fledged cargo movements. Though the detailed project report (DPR) is still to be made, we have plans to make the new Pune airport a cargo hub of the state. There are many farmers in areas like Satara, who, apart from other crops, cultivate fruits like grapes and pomegranate. With the new airport and the state-of-the-art cargo, their crops can be easily transported to other states.”

The airport will relate to six different routes including National Highways 4 and 17.