The government plans to operationalise 12 more airports across 8 states and Union Territories, including one at Shibpur in Car Nicobar, under the regional air connectivity scheme UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) this year, said Mr Murlidhar Mohol, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. Others include Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh), Rewa and Datia (Madhya Pradesh), Amravati and Solapur (Maharashtra), Daman (Daman & Diu), Ambala (Haryana), Moradabad and Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Vellore and Neyveli (Tamil Nadu). For the revival and development of un-served and under-served airports/heliports/water aerodromes in the country, an amount of Rs 4,500 crore in Phase I and Rs 1,000 crore in Phase II of the scheme have been allocated. An expenditure of Rs 4,073 crore has been incurred for the revival/development of airports under Phase I as of 30.06.2024, the Minister added, as per a report.
HEADLINE
© 2020 ACE. All Rights Reserved