Friday, January 19, 2018

Bengal govt looking to bring back Chharra airfield in Purulia

Kolkata: The state government is mulling a plan to revive the airstrip at Chharra in Purulia, that was last used in 1944 during World War II. If everything goes as planned, then the airstrip will be revived to a full-fledged airport and the idea behind taking the initiative is to further improve the inter-district air connectivity. A high-level meeting headed by Chief Secretary Malay De was held in Nabanna on Friday in this connection and senior officials of the state Public Works Department (PWD) and state Transport department, attended the meeting.
According to sources in the state secretariat, the meeting ended on a very positive note and concerned officials initiated discussions to frame a roadmap to execute the project soon after the meeting was over. Soon after coming to power, the Mamata Banerjee government has taken the decision to improve air-connectivity between districts.
19/01/18 Pritesh Basu/Millennium Post
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