Himachal Pradesh today urged to the Union Civil Aviation Ministry to increase the length of Shimla airport runway to facilitate landing of bigger aircraft in the state. The request was made by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh when he met Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh here. He also sought adequate budget to the Airports Authority of India for restoring the original length of the Shimla airport runway in a time-bound manner. Singh told the Minister that this will help landing of normal flights in Shimla ahead of the winter tourist season.
He said the state government will provide all infrastructural and other assistance in restoring the original length of the runway. The Chief Minister said the length of the Shimla airport runway has been effectively reduced to 3,800 feet from the original 4,100 feet due to soil erosion and said due to this the ATR aircraft cannot take off with full load there.
24/09/13 PTI/Business Standard
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He said the state government will provide all infrastructural and other assistance in restoring the original length of the runway. The Chief Minister said the length of the Shimla airport runway has been effectively reduced to 3,800 feet from the original 4,100 feet due to soil erosion and said due to this the ATR aircraft cannot take off with full load there.
24/09/13 PTI/Business Standard
