Pune’s Murlidhar Mohol has been assigned the ministries of civic aviation and cooperation.
Civil aviation is significant for Pune as the city’s airport is planning an expansion, and there is an ongoing proposal for a new airport at Purandar. Pune MP Murlidhar Mohol, recently sworn in as Minister of State in the Union Cabinet, has been assigned two key portfolios: Civil Aviation and Cooperation, according to the announcement from Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday evening. Civil aviation is crucial for Pune, as the city’s airport is planning an expansion and there is a proposal for a new airport at Purandar. Since Pune lacks a dedicated civil airport, flight operations at the Lohegaon airbase, which …