The Central government has accorded 'in-principal' approval for the setting up of 21 greenfield airports across the country, said Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Gen VK Singh on Thursday.
"Air and rail connectivity with the North Eastern (NE) region with all the states is the real 'Bharat Jodo," Scindia told ANI without naming Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party.
Hailing BJP government at the Centre and the state for the massive infrastucture push in Arunachal Pradesh, people in the state praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for inagurating the Donyi Polo Jaaj Jarku Rayang airport in Itanagar and 600 MW Kameng Hydro Power Station and said the deve
Prime Minister Modi said, "The Govt is dedicated to serving the North-east sector, a separate ministry administers the jurisdictional requirements of NER," adding, "From culture to agriculture, from commerce to connectivity, the development of North-East has become our top priority."
"The airport is beneficial for everyone, especially for ill people. It will also save us time. Our state has developed in all aspects recently. I am thankful to PM Modi," said a local at the inaugural function of Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.
The airport, which is the first greenfield airport in Arunachal Pradesh, has been developed in an area of over 690 acres, at a cost of more than Rs 640 crore. With a 2,300 m runway, the airport is suitable for all weather day operations.
MoS Civil Aviation rubbishes rumors of shut down of Goa airport and said that the Centre has no intentions to close the currently active runway will not be shut due to the new one's operation.
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New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for the development of Phase I of New Greenfield Airport at Dholera, Gujarat at an estimated cost of Rs 1305 crore, the Ministry of Civil Aviation sai
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): To cater the growing population of the fourth the largest city in Gujarat and the increasing flow of air traffic in the Saurashtra region, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has undertaken the work for the construction of new greenfield airport in Rajkot.