A domestic airport will be built in Sikkim by next December, Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Mahesh Sharma said on Thursday.
“The airport will be opened in December 2016 and is going to boost the connectivity of the state in a big way,” he told the media after inaugurating the Fourth International Tourism Mart in Gangtok.
Hosted by the Sikkim government, 27 countries are participating in the mart – a platform to showcase the northeast region’s tourism potential. He said the airport would be set up in Pakyong, 35 km away from Gangtok.
Sharma also said that in January next year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi would declare Sikkim a fully organic state, which means only organic substances are used for cultivation. The minister said the central government has released Rs.90 crore for the development of tourism in the state.
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“The airport will be opened in December 2016 and is going to boost the connectivity of the state in a big way,” he told the media after inaugurating the Fourth International Tourism Mart in Gangtok.
Hosted by the Sikkim government, 27 countries are participating in the mart – a platform to showcase the northeast region’s tourism potential. He said the airport would be set up in Pakyong, 35 km away from Gangtok.
Sharma also said that in January next year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi would declare Sikkim a fully organic state, which means only organic substances are used for cultivation. The minister said the central government has released Rs.90 crore for the development of tourism in the state.
15/05/15 Northeast Today
