Bhubaneswar: With a view to augmenting air connectivity in the state, the Odisha government has approached the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), a Montreal-based United Nations body, to extend support in developing a roadmap.
"We have discussed our plans for developing the civil aviation sector in Odisha and requested ICAO to send a team to the state soon," secretary, commerce and transport, G Mathivatanan, told TOI. Mathivatanan met secretary general of ICAO Raymond Benjamin in New Delhi on Friday. "Benjamin assured to send a team to assess the state's potential in the civil aviation sector soon and help build a roadmap for developing Greenfield airports and other infrastructure," Mathivatanan informed.
The ICAO was created in 1944 "to promote safe and orderly development of international civil aviation throughout the world. It sets standards and regulations necessary for aviation safety, security, efficiency and regularity, as well as for aviation environmental protection. The organization serves as the forum for cooperation in all fields of civil aviation among its 191 member states", says the organisation's website.
14/10/12 Times of India
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"We have discussed our plans for developing the civil aviation sector in Odisha and requested ICAO to send a team to the state soon," secretary, commerce and transport, G Mathivatanan, told TOI. Mathivatanan met secretary general of ICAO Raymond Benjamin in New Delhi on Friday. "Benjamin assured to send a team to assess the state's potential in the civil aviation sector soon and help build a roadmap for developing Greenfield airports and other infrastructure," Mathivatanan informed.
The ICAO was created in 1944 "to promote safe and orderly development of international civil aviation throughout the world. It sets standards and regulations necessary for aviation safety, security, efficiency and regularity, as well as for aviation environmental protection. The organization serves as the forum for cooperation in all fields of civil aviation among its 191 member states", says the organisation's website.
14/10/12 Times of India
