Guwahati airport may act as hub between India & SE Asia

New Delhi: In a bid to give a boost to tourism in the north-eastern region, the government is planning to develop Guwahati airport as a hub for air connectivity to South East Asia and provide links to destinations such as Bangkok, Kathmandu and Dhaka.
The busiest airport in the north-east region, Guwahati airport figures among the 35 non-metro airports identified by the civil aviation ministry for modernisation. With an investment of Rs 200 crore, modernisation work at Guwahati airport also known as Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport is expected to complete by 2009.
“Guwahati need to be made hub for operations to south east Asia by connecting it major cities such as Kathmandu and Bangkok in the region,” the tourism ministry said in a proposal to the ministry of civil aviation. The civil aviation ministry has earmarked an investment of Rs 40,000 crore for modernisation work of 35 non-metro airports across the country during the Eleventh Five-year Plan. The government also plans to invest close to Rs 1,410 crore for the development of other non-metro airports including aerodromes in the north-east region.
26/10/07 Nirbhay Kumar/Economic Times

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