New Delhi: The Northeastern region will get better air connectivity under the 12th Five Year Plan as the government plans to build airstrips in this part during the 2012-17 period. The move was being made considering the poor flight services in the region comprising Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim, Planning Commission member B K Chaturvedi said.
“The other major investments under the Plan will be in the GPS-aided geo-augmented navigation system and in the city-side development of the Airports Authority of India airports,” he said. During the 11th Plan period (2007-12), the government had announced to build three greenfield airports — one each at Pakyong in Sikkim, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh, and Chiethu in Nagaland.
Aviation in the country has been growing (in terms of passengers) by 20 per cent during the current plan. This growth is one of the highest in the world. In the airport sector, the period saw AAI upgrading 35 non-metro airports, likely to be completed by 2012.
25/10/11 Mihir Mishra/Business Standard
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