Governor of Arunachal Pradesh JP Rajkhowa has approached the Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati for minimum of 3 to 4 airports in the state to address the communication bottleneck particularly, in air connectivity.
In his letter to the Union Minister on Nov 13, the Governor impressed upon him that Arunachal Pradesh is the largest among the eight North Eastern states with difficult mountainous terrains with poor road, rail and air connectivity but very high tourism potential, in addition to being a very important strategic frontier state having international borders with Bhutan, China and Myanmar.
The Governor said that Arunachal Pradesh with its 83,743 Sq km of land area should have not one, but minimum of three to four airports to cover most of the districts. He pointed that Assam, which has lower geographical area of about 79,000 Sq km has presently 6 airports.
Requesting the Union Minister to consider setting up of additional airports in addition to the already sanctioned Green Field Airport for the state, the Governor called for constituting of a high-power Expert Site Selection Committee in consultation with the state government. This, the Governor said, will create confidence among the people of Arunachal Pradesh about the sincerity of the central government to fast track the development of the under developed state.
04/12/15 Northeast Today
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In his letter to the Union Minister on Nov 13, the Governor impressed upon him that Arunachal Pradesh is the largest among the eight North Eastern states with difficult mountainous terrains with poor road, rail and air connectivity but very high tourism potential, in addition to being a very important strategic frontier state having international borders with Bhutan, China and Myanmar.
The Governor said that Arunachal Pradesh with its 83,743 Sq km of land area should have not one, but minimum of three to four airports to cover most of the districts. He pointed that Assam, which has lower geographical area of about 79,000 Sq km has presently 6 airports.
Requesting the Union Minister to consider setting up of additional airports in addition to the already sanctioned Green Field Airport for the state, the Governor called for constituting of a high-power Expert Site Selection Committee in consultation with the state government. This, the Governor said, will create confidence among the people of Arunachal Pradesh about the sincerity of the central government to fast track the development of the under developed state.
04/12/15 Northeast Today
