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Arunachal govt wants Hollongi airport completed before deadline

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GUWAHATI: Determined put in place the basic infrastructure which would expedite economic development of Arunachal Pradesh, the State Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Sunday decided to impress upon the Ministry of Civil Aviation to expeditiously complete the Hollongi Greenfield Airport at the earliest before the deadline of 42 months set by the Airport Authority of India (AAI).

 It may be mentioned that the decades-old dream of having an airport in the State Capital could be realised through a consistent effort by Chief Minister Pema Khandu and his ‘Team Arunachal’ members who significantly reduced the relief and rehabilitation cost and also finalised the permanent site and convinced the centre for sanctioning the dream project.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for “Construction of Hollongi Airport” on February 9 this year.

The Airport once built will see landing of A-320 series aircraft, which will also have cargo facilities.

The Cabinet decided to request the Ministry of Civil Aviation, to constitute a Project Monitoring Committee under the Chairmanship of Union Secretary of Civil Aviation with Chief Secretary, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, as one of the members among others in order to ensure time-to-time monitoring of the project so that it is completed before the scheduled deadline.

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