Chandigarh: The much-awaited project of the civil airport at the Adampur (Doaba) Air Force station is inching towards reality with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) asking the state government to make arrangements for 80 acres of land parcel towards the expansion of the existing runway of the airport for the purpose.
The AAI has advised the state government to confirm its 50 per cent grant-in-aid share of Rs. 31 crore apart from submitting a tentative plan, showing the land required for setting up of the civil enclave part of the project. The AAI has also urged the state government to jointly identify and finalise the exact land parcel in coordination with the Indian Air Force (IAF).
The AAI board has already accorded its formal approval for setting up of the civil airport at the Adampur Air Force station. The proposed civil airport will be a boon for thousands of NRIs, businessmen and travellers hailing from the Doaba region of Punjab. The maximum benefit of the civil airport would be to NRIs settled in the Gulf countries, Europe and North America, apart from business houses and exporters of hand tools, pipe fittings and growers of vegetables and flowers.
05/07/16 Tribune
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The AAI has advised the state government to confirm its 50 per cent grant-in-aid share of Rs. 31 crore apart from submitting a tentative plan, showing the land required for setting up of the civil enclave part of the project. The AAI has also urged the state government to jointly identify and finalise the exact land parcel in coordination with the Indian Air Force (IAF).
The AAI board has already accorded its formal approval for setting up of the civil airport at the Adampur Air Force station. The proposed civil airport will be a boon for thousands of NRIs, businessmen and travellers hailing from the Doaba region of Punjab. The maximum benefit of the civil airport would be to NRIs settled in the Gulf countries, Europe and North America, apart from business houses and exporters of hand tools, pipe fittings and growers of vegetables and flowers.
05/07/16 Tribune
