Former Balangir MP Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo has urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to include Tusura in the UDAAN scheme and start the expansion process for the runway to better serve people of western Odisha
In a letter to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Singh Deo pointed out that the Tusra Airstrip was chosen by the Government Aviation Training Institute (GATI) as a second base for flying school training as per their agreement with the Government of Odisha.
The GATI had given their acceptance to operate a base for the flying school on condition that up-gradation was undertaken as per requirement of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA ) guidelines, pointed out the letter.
