Jeypore airstrip project gains steam as technical team oversees progress
JEYPORE: With the State government’s announcement on commencement of operations from Jeypore and Rangeilunda airstrips on Friday, a three-member technical team of Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) is camping here to oversee the airstrip expansion project as per instructions of the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation.
The airstrip apart, work on type two B category runways, 915 metre in length and 23 metre in width, has already been completed at a cost of Rs 14 crore by the PWD but is yet to be approved by the Civil Aviation Ministry.
