New Delhi: Days after former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu’s death in a chopper crash, the Ministry of Development for Northeastern region (DoNER) has sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intervention in asking the Civil Aviation Ministry to direct scheduled airlines to expressly operate their flights from Tezpur and Lilabari airports in Assam bordering the hilly state.
In a letter to Singh, DoNER Minister B K Handique said three helicopters had crashed within 11 days, between April 19 and 30, which had triggered a strong resentment among the locals in Arunachal Pradesh, more so following Khandu’s death.
The Centre should urgently act to improve connectivity in the remote areas of Northeastern states in view of the sensitivities of the hilly state that borders China as well as the “sentiments of the locals facing deprivation and helpless situation.”
10/05/11 Priyadarshi Siddhanta/Indian Express
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