Chennai: The pilgrim town of Rameswaram is in the race to be linked aerially under the third phase of the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), also known as ‘Udey Desh Ka Aam Nagrik’ (UDAN), according to S Sreekumar, Regional Executive Director, southern region, Airport Authority of India.
Sreekumar told Express on Wednesday that apart from Rameswaram, the towns of Ulundurpet and Sullur, were also in the race and a clearer picture would emerge only by the end of this month.
The airports selected under the third phase, would be activated only if there was interest among the airlines, he said. The third phase would also see a water aerodrome being proposed at Nagarjuna Sagar in Telengana, he said.Water aerodromes will overcome bottlenecks in those regions which are not connected by air transport due to lack of runway based airport. An alternative mode of air transport is expected to facilitate air travel in such regions.
14/12/18 C Shivakumar/New Indian Express
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Sreekumar told Express on Wednesday that apart from Rameswaram, the towns of Ulundurpet and Sullur, were also in the race and a clearer picture would emerge only by the end of this month.
The airports selected under the third phase, would be activated only if there was interest among the airlines, he said. The third phase would also see a water aerodrome being proposed at Nagarjuna Sagar in Telengana, he said.Water aerodromes will overcome bottlenecks in those regions which are not connected by air transport due to lack of runway based airport. An alternative mode of air transport is expected to facilitate air travel in such regions.
14/12/18 C Shivakumar/New Indian Express
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