Ayodhya International Airport: Govt set to ink lease agreement with AAI on land transfer today

IN A step forward towards the development of Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport, Ayodhya, the Civil Aviation Department of the state government will on Thursday sign a lease agreement with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) regarding transfer of 317.855 acres to the latter on lease for the project.

The lease agreement will be signed in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adiyanath. A total of 317.855 acres of land for the airport project has been procured by the Uttar Pradesh government.

With both the Central and UP governments hoping to make Ayodhya an international tourism hub after the work on the Ram Temple has already started, the international airport is an ambitious project in that direction to boost tourism and provide air-connectivity to adjoining areas.