Chandigarh: The NRI heartland of Punjab — Doaba, where toy models of aeroplanes sell like hot cakes and concrete 'flying eagles' are perched atop plush homes — will finally have its frequent travellers plan their vacation from an airport of their own. On Wednesday, Punjab finance minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa made a brief announcement during the budget session in the Assembly about the new airport at Jalandhar near Adampur, decades after the Punjabi diaspora created a wave of affluence back home.
At present, the airport is run by the Indian Air Force. The air force base here is the second largest in India. TOI has learnt that a request by the Punjab government to obtain the no objection certificate (NOC) was sent to the Union ministry of defence on April 20 this year. "The proposal was made long before the budget session on a request by deputy CM Sukhbir Badal,who is also the civil aviation minister. The pattern for this airport will be based on the civil air terminal at Chandigarh,Pathankot and Bathinda,"Vishwajeet Khanna, Punjab civil aviation secretary, told TOI.
21/06/12 Times of India
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