Chandigarh, Feb. 8 -- The Union minister for civil aviation on Friday told the Lok Sabha that the Haryana government is developing a civil enclave at the Indian Air Force (IAF) owned Ambala airport. A civil enclave is an area allotted at a defence air base that is opened for civil air operations but with limitations and restrictions.

"Development works of the airport have been completed and security approval is in progress. The apron belongs to the IAF out of which one apron bay can be utilised for commercial aircraft operations. As Ambala airport is a civil enclave, aerodrome licensing from DGCA is not applicable," said a reply from the minister to an unstarred question by Congress MP from Ambala, Varun Chaudhary.

Chaudhary on Saturday...