Friday, September 21, 2018

Odisha: After Jharsuguda, three more airports in the offing

Bhubaneswar: After the much-awaited Jharsuguda airport, scheduled to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sept 22, three more airports are in the offing in Odisha.

The infrastructures of three airports are being developed in Jeypore, Rourkela and Utkela at investment of over Rs 100 crore. These airports are expected to be operational by 2019, informed Airports Authority of India (AAI) member (planning) AK Pathak.

While the airport in Rourkela is likely to be functional by October-November this year, the airports in Jeypore and Utkela are expected for operations by March 2019, he said.

Meanwhile, Odisha Assembly has recently passed a resolution unanimously to name the newly-constructed Jharsuguda airport after noted freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai.

About inauguration, the Airports Authority of India on Twitter wrote, “The #AAI is proud to announce that @PMOIndia Shri @narendramodi will inaugurate the Jharsuguda Airport in the august presence of HMCA Shri @sureshpprabhu, Prof. Ganeshi Lal (Governor) & Shri @Naveen_Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) on September 22, 2018.”
21/09/18 Odisha Sun Times
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