Chandigarh: For a state, whose urban vacationers frequently set off to Macau and Jats zip between Majha and Doaba in their SUVs, airports with facilities for large aircraft like Boeing-747s and 4/6 lane roads have received an official stamp to overcome Punjab's limitation of being a land-locked state.
Speaking at the Times Group's Achievers of the North ceremony here on Saturday, Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal promised to make the state epicentre of investment by improving air connectivity and road infrastructure. The programme had Punjab finance minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa and revenue minister Bikramjit Singh Majithia attending.
"We are conscious of Punjab's land-locked status. Which is why the roadmap ahead for us is to have an airport every 100-km and Boeing 737s and Airbus 320s landing here," Sukhbir told business tycoons who had gathered at the gala event.
29/04/13 Times of India
