On Sunday, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the central government was interested in setting up another airport in Kolkata in a bid to boost air connectivity from the state capital but due to lack of cooperation from the state government of West Bengal, the airport project was stuck. The Union Civil Aviation Minister said that the Centre was waiting for important clearances from the West Bengal government and appealed to the Chief Minister to extend a helping hand to expedite the airport project in the state capital. According to him, in any country, the civil aviation sector has become the root of development. The Centre has big plans for civil aviation in West Bengal and it wants to establish a new airport in Kolkata, Scindia was quoted saying in an IE report.
