Shimla, Jan. 28 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday met Union ministers in New Delhi to highlight key infrastructural challenges being faced by the state and sought the Centre's assistance to address them. Pushing for a boost in air connectivity, he urged a speedy settlement of pending issues related to the expansion of Kangra airport during his meeting with Union minister for civil aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, stressing that the district has immense tourism potential.

Sukhu also requested the introduction of special visual flight rules (VFR) to reduce the minimum visibility requirement from the existing 5 km to 2.5 km to ensure flight operations during low-visibility conditions. He proposed handing over security a...