JEYPORE: The Jeypore airport under the Centre’s UDAN scheme for regional air connectivity may take longer to be functional than expected. With frequent revisions to dimensions of the airstrip leading to delays, a high-level committee of the State government will be discussing and taking a final call on the future course of action on Friday.
The latest revision of the runway’s length to 1,500 mt has been the main cause of delay as it will have to include Dhanpur canal area under the Upper Kolab project, and block water supply to adjoining villages.
In 2017, Jeypore airstrip had been proposed by the Civil Aviation Ministry to be included under its flagship UDAN scheme.
