Nagaland’s only airport lacks basic amenities

Dimapur: The Aerodrome Committee for the management of Dimapur Airport held its meeting here at the DC’s conference hall on September 16. Deputy Commissioner of Dimapur, Maongwati Aier, who is also the chairman of the Aerodrome Committee for Dimapur district, welcomed the committee members and urged them to play a proactive role with the right attitude to do the right thing for the benefit of the people of the state with the motto ‘Lets make Dimapur Airport one of the best among the NE’.
The DC said that Dimapur Airport is one of the oldest airports in the entire NE and the only airport in the state. He seriously viewed the non-availability of basic amenities like restaurant and bookstall, and thus urged the officials of the Airports Authority of India, Dimapur branch, to install the mentioned facilities at the earliest. He also said that seating arrangements should be modernised like in any airport, as most of the time VIPs from the national capital visiting as state guests faced many hurdles because of non-availability of even the minimum basic amenities.
The DC also urged for installation of a state-of-the-art conveyor belt pointing out that arrival of incoming passengers’ luggage were being delayed as the Dimapur airport still used outdated facilities. Having learnt that the Airports Authority of India for NE region was receiving Rs.5 crores annually for maintenance of Airports at Guwahati, Dimapur, Imphal and Tripura, he urged the officials in charge of the NE Region to utilise a substantial amount for maintenance of the Dimapur Airport.
17/09/09 DIPR/Morung Express

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Categories: Airports Sep 2009