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| CM brings ‘aerial’ goodies | | Kishtwar, Surankote to have airports | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 13
The international flights to and from Srinagar Airport will operate from this summer with the new terminal building getting ready by June 2008. To start with, flights will be operated to and from the Gulf countries.
The significant and far-reaching decision was taken at a meeting in New Delhi last night between Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Praful Patel. The Chairman, Airports Authority of India (AAI), Dr. K. Ramalingam and senior officers of the Civil Aviation Ministry and Airports Authority of India were also present.
The Chief Minister requested Mr. Patel to operate international flights to and from Srinagar from this summer which was agreed to. The Chairman, AAI assured Mr. Azad and Mr. Patel that the new international airport terminal at Srinagar will be ready by June 2008. The building will handle 500 domestic and 450 international passengers per hour. The airport will have four aero bridges while five more aircraft parking bays are also proposed.
By another decision taken in the meting, the runway of the Jammu Airport will be extended up to 9000 ft from the existing 6700 ft. It was also agreed that a new terminal building will be constructed at Jammu Airport costing more than Rs. 100 crore.
In yet another important decision influenced by a strong case made by the Chief Minister, the Airports Authority of India will construct an airport at Kishtwar. The Minister for Civil Aviation directed the Chairman, AAI to visit Kishtwar for making an on-the-spot study so that the hilly and far-flung area of Jammu division has its first airport at the earliest.
The J&K government is also constructing a small airport at Surankote in Poonch district in the state sector. The Ministry of Civil Aviation cleared the project during the Azad-Patel meeting last night.
The Ministry also agreed to the Chief Minister's proposal for constructing a new terminal building at Leh Airport. The new building will be constructed at a cost more than Rs. 100 crore with extension in the built up area from the existing 2500 sq mt to 12,000 sq mt. The new terminal will handle 500 passengers against 200 at present. The terminal will have two aero bridges.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Chief Minister had a meeting with the Union Minister for Power, Sushil Kumar Shinde during which a 1000 MW thermal power project was agreed to be constructed at Udhampur in three years, besides the central government agreeing on joint funding for the two phases of the Baglihar hydel power project. |
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