Mandi in Himachal will soon have an Airport.
Reaching Himachal will soon get easier and faster as the Centre has given a green signal for the construction of an airport in the hill town of Mandi. The CM informed that the new airport in Mandi will be constructed as a joint venture of the state government and the Airport Authority of India (AAI) after his meeting with the Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri at New Delhi.
The CM informed that the new airport in Mandi will be constructed as a joint venture of the state government and the Airport Authority of India (AAI). He further added that the AAI will come up with a detailed project report in a week. On the other hand, the state government will begin the process of land acquisition for the airport.
Not only this, the minister also discussed how the move will help boost tourism in the state by good connectivity. He talked about possibilities of the landing of A320 aircraft at Gaggal and ATR74 aircraft at Shimla and Bhuntar airports. Other topics such as the expansion of runways of existing airports and of airports in the state were also discussed in the meeting.
