Himachal CM directs to expedite construction
Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday directed the officers concerned to expedite various formalities for construction of Greenfield Airport at Nagchala in Mandi district and expansion of Kangra and Shimla Airports.
Thakur while presiding over a meeting regarding development and expansion of Airports in the State, said that land measuring 2936 bigha has been identified for construction of Greenfield Airport in Mandi and site clearance has been obtained in January 2020.
He said that during a meeting held with the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation in November 2019, it was decided that AAI will go ahead with 2100 meters length of runway in phase-I.
However, the Himachal Government would acquire land for the proposed runway upto 3150 meters for phase-II and additional land would be kept unutilized as a buffer zone, he added.
