Kokrajhar, Tawang in the northeast likely to get new airports
16 Oct 2007
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New Delhi: As part of the Government of India''s special emphasis on developing
connectivity with the country''s north-eastern regions, the Airports Authority
of India (AAI) is now studying the prospects of developing two new airports at
Kokrajhar in Assam and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.
The AAI is also mulling the possibility of developing an airport at Cheithu in Nagaland and upgrading infrastructure at the Pakyong airport in Gangtok.
The AAI is also mulling the possibility of developing an airport at Cheithu in Nagaland and upgrading infrastructure at the Pakyong airport in Gangtok.
"Government
of India is giving special emphasis for development of airports in the north-eastern
region and as per our plan, we are preparing feasibility studies for new airports
in Kokrajhar, Tawang," AAI''s executive director (planning) GK Chaukiyal said
at a conference on Airport Development and Modernisation here.
