They are: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar (Baramati), Union Minister for Heavy Industries Vilasrao Deshmukh (Latur) and Chief Minister Ashok Chavan (Nanded).

Earlier this year, the state government had opened the upgraded Latur and Nanded - the latter being a Sikh holy place - airports for launching regular commercial flights connecting Mumbai and other cities.

For the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, this is yet another feather in its cap this week.

Earlier in the week, the Reliance Infrastructure was awarded the prestigious Rs.11,000 crore Mumbai Metro Phase-II by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).

The project, which will link Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd and is scheduled for completion by 2015, was inaugurated by President Pratibha Patil Aug 18.