CM, AAI team make cross-J&K on spot visit to inspect airport development projects

Jammu: Jammu & Kashmir is all set to have a massive facelift in civil aviation sector with all airports in the State being modernized and air connectivity extended to some new areas.
On the persuasion of the Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, the Airport Authority of India (AAI), is working on development of airports in the State on a fast track basis. Apart from building an international airport terminal at Srinagar, the AAI is also building new terminals and extending runways at Leh and Jammu. The extension of runway of Kargil airport and resurfacing and extension of Kishtwar air strip is also in the pipeline.
The Chief Minister with a high level team of AAI, led by its Chairman, Dr. K. Ramalingam, today visited Leh, Kargil, Srinagar and Jammu to review the expansion and development projects of airports, besides flying over Kishtwar to make an aerial survey of the proposed airport.
20/03/08 News Agency of Kashmir

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Categories: Airports Mar 2008