AAI team surveys Rourkela airstrip

Rourkela: A threemember survey team of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Friday made a spot assesment of the Rourkela airstrip to find out the feasibility of re-introduction of air connectivity to the city.
Led by senior civil aviation consultant and former executive director of AAI D P Chakravorty the team comprised Air Traffic Controller (East) Timir Bandhopadhyay and AAI's Chief of Communication R K Chandra.
They have reportedly expresed satisfaction over the existing insfrastructure.
The team found the aristrip insfrastructre here better than that at Ranchi and Jamshedpur. The team, however, felt the need for a passenger terminal besides further strengtheing of the existing fire services.
29/09/07 Newindpress

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