Considering the immense potential of the civil aviation sector in Madhya Pradesh, Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Government of Madhya Pradesh last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for development of Shivpuri Airport under RCS, and agreements for Operation & Maintenance and provision of Communication Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management services.
In accordance with the development MoU, O&M and CNS/ATM agreement executed, work for the overall development of Shivpuri airstrip will be carried out soon. The airport will be developed for accommodating 19-seater type of aircraft in the initial phase and ATR-72 type aircraft in the near future. For this purpose, the state government will soon hand over 292 acres of land to AAI, said a release.