Cooch Behar: The air service between Cooch Behar and Kolkata will resume soon, a senior minister has said.
State Forest Minister Hiten Barman said that he spoke with the state Transport Department's secretary, B P Gopalika over the issue and was told that the air service will commence soon between Cooch Behar and Kolkata via Bagdogra.
At the beginning of the tourist season in the region the air service will encourage tourists of the country and abroad to visit north Bengal.
According to a new plan, a small aircraft is going to fly on the route. The helicopter, planned earlier, was to carry 11 passengers only but the aircraft will carry 18 passengers, he said.
Cooch Behar MP Nripendra Nath Roy said that he raised the issue in the Lok Sabha at least 12 times. He also drew attention of the Union Civil Aviation Minister to reintroduce the air service between Cooch Behar and Kolkata.
29/10/12 PTI/Business Standard
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State Forest Minister Hiten Barman said that he spoke with the state Transport Department's secretary, B P Gopalika over the issue and was told that the air service will commence soon between Cooch Behar and Kolkata via Bagdogra.
At the beginning of the tourist season in the region the air service will encourage tourists of the country and abroad to visit north Bengal.
According to a new plan, a small aircraft is going to fly on the route. The helicopter, planned earlier, was to carry 11 passengers only but the aircraft will carry 18 passengers, he said.
Cooch Behar MP Nripendra Nath Roy said that he raised the issue in the Lok Sabha at least 12 times. He also drew attention of the Union Civil Aviation Minister to reintroduce the air service between Cooch Behar and Kolkata.
29/10/12 PTI/Business Standard
