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Civil Aviation Committee<br />

Chairman : Mr. S. K. Jain<br />

Officer : Mr. S. H. Kopardekar<br />

This Committee, has been relentlessly working with the<br />

Ministries <strong>of</strong> Civil Aviation, Defense and Agriculture as<br />

well as the Government <strong>of</strong> Maharashtra for upgrading<br />

the facilities and enhancing connectivity <strong>of</strong> the present<br />

airport as well as to secure an Independent Airport for<br />

the Pune Region, so that it can serve as a hub for<br />

International air transport.<br />

Interaction with Officials from Hyderabad Airport<br />

Mr. S. K. Jain held discussions with Mr. Vikram Jaisinghani<br />

- Chief Executive Officer GMR, Hyderabad International<br />

Airport and Mr. Sunil Zephaniah K, General Manager –<br />

Destination Marketing - Rajiv Gandhi International<br />

Airport, Hyderabad on using Hyderabad as a possible<br />

alternative gateway for passenger and cargo movement.<br />

Meeting with Officials from SilkAir<br />

Mr. Atwil Yew, Country Manager-India, SilkAir and Mr.<br />

Jagdish Bhojwani – Manager, Coimbatore, SilkAir visited<br />

the <strong>Chamber</strong> to interact with MCCIA Office Bearers,<br />

Members <strong>of</strong> Executive Committee and select Industrial<br />

representatives about the proposed direct air<br />

connectivity between Pune and Singapore. The meeting<br />

was facilitated by Mr. Yogesh Dossa <strong>of</strong> Galaxy Travels,<br />

GSA for Singapore Airlines.<br />

Meeting with Air Commodore V. R. Chaudhari – Air<br />

Officer Commanding, Pune<br />

There was a meeting with Air Commodore V. R. Chaudhari<br />

– Air Officer Commanding, Pune to discuss various issues<br />

connected with Civil Aviation needs <strong>of</strong> Pune.<br />

Mr. Jain briefed Mr. Chaudhari about the initiatives <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Civil Aviation Committee <strong>of</strong> MCCIA and thanked the Air<br />

Force for accommodating Civil Aviation needs <strong>of</strong> Pune's<br />

business community and others. He also informed about<br />

the constant efforts <strong>of</strong> MCCIA for setting up an<br />

Independent International Airport for Pune Region and<br />

expressed the hope that the required process will start in<br />

the near future in the light <strong>of</strong> recent news items and<br />

interactions with the State Government.<br />

Interactive sessions with Government Officials<br />

Meeting with Mr. Prithviraj Chavan, Honorable Chief<br />

Minister, Maharashtra State and Mr. Ajitdada Pawar,<br />

Honorable Deputy Chief Minister, Maharashtra State<br />

The Office Bearers <strong>of</strong> MCCIA called on Mr. Prithviraj<br />

Chavan, Honorable Chief Minister, Maharashtra State<br />

and Mr. Ajitdada Pawar, Honorable Deputy Chief<br />

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Minister, Maharashtra State to request to speed up the<br />

decisions related to the New Independent International<br />

Airport, International Exhibition Centre, MVAT reclaim<br />

and other important matters. The State Government has<br />

decided to reserve alternate site for the same and has<br />

agreed to speed up the process <strong>of</strong> land acquisition and<br />

development <strong>of</strong> the airport.<br />

Meeting with Mr. Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil – Member <strong>of</strong><br />

Parliament (Lok Sabha, Shirur Constituency)<br />

A high level MCCIA delegation discussed various issues<br />

relating to setting up <strong>of</strong> the Independent International<br />

Airport in Pune region with Mr. Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil,<br />

Member <strong>of</strong> Parliament – Loksabha (Shirur Constituency).<br />

MCCIA delegation included Dr. Abhay Firodia – President,<br />

Mr. Mukesh Malhotra - Immediate Past President, Mr. S.K.<br />

Jain-Vice President and Chairman <strong>of</strong> Civil Aviation<br />

Committee, Mr. Vikram Salunkhe – Vice President, MCCIA<br />

and Mr. Anant Sardeshmukh – Director General, MCCIA.<br />

Meeting <strong>of</strong> Airport Advisory Committee<br />

Mr. S. K. Jain - Vice President and Chairman <strong>of</strong> Civil<br />

Aviation Committee, stressed the need for taking up the<br />

work <strong>of</strong> extending the runway immediately along with<br />

critical equipment such as Instrument Landing System.<br />

Various other issues related to the Pune International<br />

Airport, direct connectivity to Singapore and present<br />

conditions <strong>of</strong> Pune airport were discussed.<br />

Interaction with Air Officer Commanding, Pune<br />

Air Commodore V. R. Chaudhari, V M Air Officer<br />

Commanding, Pune Air Force and Wing Commander<br />

Sudhir Babu visited MCCIA. Mr. S. K. Jain – Vice President<br />

and Chairman <strong>of</strong> Civil Aviation Committee, Mr. Anant<br />

Sardeshmukh- Director General and Commander Pankaj<br />

Joshi- Vice Chairman <strong>of</strong> Civil Aviation Committee <strong>of</strong> the<br />

<strong>Chamber</strong> held discussions with him about the MAFI<br />

Project – Modernisation <strong>of</strong> Airfield Infrastructure Project,<br />

issues relating to extension <strong>of</strong> the runway at the present<br />

airport and development <strong>of</strong> alternate road by Pune<br />

Municipal Corporation.<br />

Corporate Legislation Committee<br />

Chairperson : Mr. Suhas Tuljapurkar<br />

Officer : Mr. Ashok Budhkar<br />

World IPR Day Celebration<br />

th<br />

78 Annual Report 2011-12<br />

On the occasion <strong>of</strong> World IPR Day, “Intellectual Property<br />

Rights Awareness, Commercialization & Management”<br />

program was organized. Dr. Vasant Savagikat, Senior<br />

Associate in the Life Sciences and Chemical Department<br />

<strong>of</strong> 'Krishna and Saurashtry' and Mr. Ajit Raut, Patent

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