Development of Thanjavur airport put on fast track; AAI to invest Rs 200 cr

The development of Thanjavur airport has been put on the fast track with Airports Authority of India (AAI) set to invest around Rs 200 crore in building the airport, which may take at least a year to become operational.

According to sources, it was only after the intervention of state Industries Minister TRB Rajaa and his meeting with the defence secretary and secretary of civil aviation, that the project was put on fast track. The industries minister recently visited the site of the proposed airport and directed state government officials to speed up the work.