Parliamentary Panel To Push For Development of Northeast Airports

New Delhi, Apr 24 :  Expressing its concern at the state of airports in the Northeast, a Parliamentary panel has called for development of Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Teju airports and improvement of facilities.

The department related Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture on working of Civil Aviation Ministry in its report said that construction of a green field airport at Pakyong in Sikkim is in progress and 23 per cent of project work has been completed and that it is scheduled to be completed by January 2012.

While Rs 80.50 crore has been allocated for construction of green field airports at Pakyong, Rs 20 crore has been earmarked for construction of green field airport at Itanagar. Airport Authority of India has been proving the funds in form of grants –in-aid.

Work at Guwahati airport include construction of isolation bay, relocation of boundary wall and road, extension of runway from 9000 feet to 12,000 feet, besides other related works.