Hardeep S Puri to visit Darbhanga and Deoghar Airports for review

Lisbon Times September 10, 2020

LampeNews: Hardeep S Puri to visit Darbhanga and Deoghar Airports for review

Hardeep S Puri to visit Darbhanga and Deoghar Airports for review

Airports to boost Tourism and Generate Employment

The big push for regional connectivity

LAMPENews: Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, MoS, I/C, Civil Aviation will visit the states of Bihar and Jharkhand for review of Darbhanga and Deoghar airports respectively on 12^th September 2020. Airports Authority of India is developing these airports. With the operationalization of these airports, the air connectivity of the region will be improved. Further, it will give an impetus to local tourism and will generate employment in the region. These airports, through connectivity and increased economic activity, would contribute to the overall economic development of the people of these regions. Recently Shri Puri visited Kushinagar airport in Uttar Pradesh. He reviewed the progress of development of the airport and held constructive discussions with UP Chief Minister Shri Yogi Adityanath on the issues pertaining to civil aviation infrastructure and connectivity.

Darbhanga airport

Airports Authority of India (AAI) is developing the civil enclave at Darbhanga for the commencement of civil flight operations for Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru under the Regional Connectivity Scheme. Construction of the Interim Terminal Building of the airport with an area of 1400 sqm., is complete. The terminal building with six check-in counters will be able to handle 100 passengers in peak hours with all required passenger amenities. The work for the strengthening of the runway for accommodating Boeing 737-800 type of aircraft, construction of new Apron with a connecting taxiway, and the connecting road is in full swing and soon the airport will be ready for civil operations.

The Darbhanga airport belongs to the IAF and land was handed over to AAI for development of the interim civil enclave which includes the construction of a Pre-fab terminal building along with associated facilities car park, connecting road network, strengthening of the runway, and dispersal area to cater to the intended aircraft and construction of a link taxi track at the cost of Rs. 92 Crore. The Foundation for the Interim Civil Enclave at Darbhanga was on 24^th December 2018.

Deoghar Airport

Deoghar Airport in Jharkhand is being developed by AAI, in collaboration with the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and State Government. The development of the airport with a project cost of Rs. 401.34 Crore is underway and will be completed very soon. The airport will be spread across 653.75 acres of land and its Terminal Building is being built in an area of 4000 sq meter. With a 2500-meter-long runway, the airport will be suitable for the operation of AirBus 320 type of aircraft. With environment-friendly architectural design and state-of-the-art passenger facilities, the terminal building will be a composite structure inspired by the Shikhars of the Baidyanath Temple.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the development of Deoghar Airport through a video link from an event in Sindri, Jharkhand on 25^th May 2018. Deoghar Airport is the second airport in Jharkhand after Ranchi.