Shimla airport runway has shrunk

Shimla: The runway of the Shimla airport has shrunk due to soil erosion and there are plans to undertake its restoration, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said on Thursday.
"The runway of the Shimla airport has shrunk due to soil erosion. Its actual length has been reduced to 3,800 feet from 4,100 feet due to soil erosion," Dhumal, who also holds the tourism and civil aviation portfolio, said in a written statement in the state assembly.
"The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has planned to undertake restoration work so that effective length of the runway could be restored to the original one," he said.
He said the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Roorkee had also prepared a feasibility report in this regard.
The chief minister, in his budget speech, also said the government was exploring the possibility of establishing an airport of international standard in the state.
18/03/10 IANS/Sify.com

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Categories: Airports Mar 2010