Jamshedpur: In the backdrop of Jharkhand government's proposal to develop Industrial Corridor including one between Ranchi-Jamshedpur in the state, the main opposition JMM has demanded the government develop the unused airstrip at Chakulia, around 55 km from here, as a Cargo airport to boost economic activities in the mineral-rich region.
Spread over 650 acres of land, the airstrip was built by Britishers as a back-up airport during the World War II in Chakulia-Dalbhumgarh under Baharagora assembly constituency and lying idle since then, local JMM MLA, Kunal Sarangi, said here today.
It was the best suitable location to develop an airport as the land of the airport was readily available and the long stretch of the tarmac was also in good condition despite lying idle for decades, Sarangi, who is also the Chief Spokesman of the party said.
The demand to develop unused Chakulia airport as a Cargo or Commercial airport has been raised several times in the state assembly including the recent budget session, he said adding that the state government had also responded by forwarding the proposal to the Chairman of the Airport Authority of India (AAI) for necessary action.
30/03/16 PTI/Times of India
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Spread over 650 acres of land, the airstrip was built by Britishers as a back-up airport during the World War II in Chakulia-Dalbhumgarh under Baharagora assembly constituency and lying idle since then, local JMM MLA, Kunal Sarangi, said here today.
It was the best suitable location to develop an airport as the land of the airport was readily available and the long stretch of the tarmac was also in good condition despite lying idle for decades, Sarangi, who is also the Chief Spokesman of the party said.
The demand to develop unused Chakulia airport as a Cargo or Commercial airport has been raised several times in the state assembly including the recent budget session, he said adding that the state government had also responded by forwarding the proposal to the Chairman of the Airport Authority of India (AAI) for necessary action.
30/03/16 PTI/Times of India
