Jammu: The suspension of air traffic from October 1 to October 15 at the Jammu Airport for the re-carpeting of runway will affect the implementation of Union Territory in Jammu and Kashmir, as Jammu will remain cut off from Delhi and Srinagar for a fortnight.
As the rules of the Union Territory are scheduled to be implemented in Jammu and Kashmir from October 31, for which the preparations are being done by all agencies concerned, the air connectivity will create problems for the working of the Central Government in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to sources, the Civil Secretariat of Jammu will be opened quite early this time as the Union Territory will start working form the Secretariat in Jammu from October 31.
As the preparations are in full swing to finalise the guidelines for the Union Territory, officials and ministers from Delhi have to travel to Jammu to review the work. But the air traffic, which is scheduled to remain suspended from October 1 to October 15, according to sources, will cut off the air connectivity from Jammu to Srinagar and Delhi.
“All flights will remain suspended for a period of 15 days at the Jammu airport, not even the charter or private planes can operate from Jammu Airport,” a source in the Airport Authority of India (AAI) said.
As the Jammu Airport is a defence airport, it is being used by the Indian Air Force, state aircraft and some other jets. However, the operation of choppers and helicopters will remain unaffected.
The AAI, Jammu, had started the expansion of the runway up to 8,000 feet from the existing 6,700 feet in July last year and the deadline set for the completion is March 2020.
30/08/19 Amit Khajuria/Tribune
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As the rules of the Union Territory are scheduled to be implemented in Jammu and Kashmir from October 31, for which the preparations are being done by all agencies concerned, the air connectivity will create problems for the working of the Central Government in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to sources, the Civil Secretariat of Jammu will be opened quite early this time as the Union Territory will start working form the Secretariat in Jammu from October 31.
As the preparations are in full swing to finalise the guidelines for the Union Territory, officials and ministers from Delhi have to travel to Jammu to review the work. But the air traffic, which is scheduled to remain suspended from October 1 to October 15, according to sources, will cut off the air connectivity from Jammu to Srinagar and Delhi.
“All flights will remain suspended for a period of 15 days at the Jammu airport, not even the charter or private planes can operate from Jammu Airport,” a source in the Airport Authority of India (AAI) said.
As the Jammu Airport is a defence airport, it is being used by the Indian Air Force, state aircraft and some other jets. However, the operation of choppers and helicopters will remain unaffected.
The AAI, Jammu, had started the expansion of the runway up to 8,000 feet from the existing 6,700 feet in July last year and the deadline set for the completion is March 2020.
30/08/19 Amit Khajuria/Tribune
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