You are unhappy about a plan to make your local airport bigger and increase the number of flights. You live near the airport. (Formal Letter) Write a letter to your local newspaper. In your letter Explain where you live Describe the problem Give reasons why you do not want this development

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Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing
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letter to let you know my concern regarding the airport expansion and to make more number of available flights to the passengers. I am Maruthi and reside nearby the airport which means the other side of farming land and the parking area.
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, Have been living in the same area since my childhood and have seen many more developments
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I am not happy with the expansion proposal which was given by the AAI.
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, we might need to convert the farmland into a runway or for any other purpose which is exactly near to the airport and
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the play area which is used by locals for a long time to play different games.
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, with an increase in the number of flights will face a lot of noise pollution as well as traffic issues in near future. For the expansion we might need to convert the farmlands if we do so a lot of families who are dependent on farming will be roads and
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will affect neighbours who are using products that are produced by these local farmers and
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leads toneighborsue.
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, we are destroying a lot of younger kids' physical fitness as they are utilizing play areas in their leisure time. Please consider my points to Rethink the development plans. yours faithfully, Varra Maruthi Reddy
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