SAHARSA, Feb. 18 -- The Saharsa district administration has started the land acquisition process for the expansion and modernisation of the Saharsa airport and the process is likely to be completed within a few weeks.

"After assessing the value of the land, land owners will be given adequate compensation," said a highly placed source in the government. He added that soon after acquisition, the land would be handed over to the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to carry out the work for runway expansion.

The airport has a 900-meter runway which is to be expanded 1,200 -meter, needed for smooth landing and taking off the 19-seater aircraft.

The AAI had put a post on X (previously tweeter) in July last year in which Saharsa airport was show...