Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on Tuesday met Finance Commission Chairman N K Singh and sought a Rs 2,000-crore special purpose grant to construct an international airport in the Mandi district.<\/p>\n
Thakur said the Airports Authority of India has completed a technical survey related to obstacle limitation surfaces at Nagchala in the Mandi district and discussions are on for construction of airport fit for operation of wide-bodied aircrafts.<\/p>\n
The chief minister requested Singh to consider state-specific grants for infrastructure development in various sectors and railway expansion, an official release said.<\/p>\n
During the meeting, Thakur said the state is vulnerable to natural disasters, such as flash floods, cloudbursts, forest fires, droughts, cold waves and avalanches, and, therefore, there is a need to enhance the size of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).<\/p>\n
He requested the Commission that SDRF be funded 100 per cent by the Central government.<\/p>\n
The state needed to be compensated for the externalities arising from environment conservation and forest protection, he added.<\/p>\n
Thakur requested the Commission to recommend adequate revenue deficit grants so that not only the deficit is neutralised but the state also has adequate revenue surplus to fund a part of the capital expenditure.<\/p>\n
The chief minister was accompanied by a team of senior state officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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