New Delhi, May 26 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu in Delhi on Monday and discussed expanding air connectivity and infrastructure in the northeastern state.

The Union Minister assured the Chief Minister that work for Silchar's greenfield airport will begin this year and the crucial Rupsi airport will also be expanded, CM Sarma wrote in a post on X.

According to CM Sarma, the Union Minister also informed that Jorhat, Dibrugarh and Silchar airports will soon be connected to more Indian cities through new flight connections.

They also explored the possibility of getting several more first-time fliers airborne, aimed at revisiting UDAN in the region by making it more eff...