Imphal: The Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India has taken up the initiative to develop Koirengei Airfield as the second airport of the State.
It may be noted that Koirengei Airfield was used by the British troops of Allied Forces during the Second World War.
According to a reliable source, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has been urging the State Government for development of Koirengei Airfield as an airport for quite a long time.
However, the State Government has kept the matter aside saying that the land of Koirengei Airfield now belongs to the Ministry of Defense and it cannot intervene into such matter.
As per the updated information available with Hueiyen Lanpao, the Ministry of Defense has agreed to transfer the land of Koirengei Airfield to Ministry of Civil Aviation in principle.
12/11/13 Hueiyen News Service/E-Pao.net
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It may be noted that Koirengei Airfield was used by the British troops of Allied Forces during the Second World War.
According to a reliable source, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has been urging the State Government for development of Koirengei Airfield as an airport for quite a long time.
However, the State Government has kept the matter aside saying that the land of Koirengei Airfield now belongs to the Ministry of Defense and it cannot intervene into such matter.
As per the updated information available with Hueiyen Lanpao, the Ministry of Defense has agreed to transfer the land of Koirengei Airfield to Ministry of Civil Aviation in principle.
12/11/13 Hueiyen News Service/E-Pao.net
