Govt approves 78 new routes under round 4 of regional connectivity plan
New Delhi: The government has approved 78 new routes under the fourth round of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) to enhance connectivity to remote areas of the country, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) said on Thursday.
While routes connecting north eastern regions, hilly states and islands have been given priority in the approval process for the new routes, 29 served airports, eight unserved airports (including two heliports and one water aerodrome), and two underserved airports have been included in the new list, the ministry said in a statement.
Some of the routes that have been approved under the fourth round of RCS include Guwahati-Tezu, Imphal-Tezu, Guwahati-Rupsi, Rupsi-Kolkata, Bilaspur-Bhopal, Hisar-Dharamsala, Dehradun-Hisar, Kanpur-Moradabad, Kanpur-Aligarh, Chitrakoot-Allahabad, Bareilly-Delhi, Cochin-Agatti, Aizawl-Tezpur, Shillong-Pasighat, Dibrugarh-Agartala, Geleki-Jorhat, Shillong-Dimapur, Delhi-Shimla and Diu-Surat.
