Aizawl, Feb. 18 -- The Mizoram government's plan to hand over Lengpui Airport to the Indian Air Force (IAF) has sparked intense opposition from various quarters.

However, TBC Lalvenchunga, finance adviser to Chief Minister Lalduhoma, has clarified that the government has no intention of selling or completely transferring the airport to the IAF.

Instead, the government is exploring possibilities to improve and modernize the airport through collaboration with the IAF.

Addressing a function at the ZPM office here, Lalvenchhunga, who headed a working committee on handing over Lengpui airport, said that the government did not try to hand over the airport to the IAF as was wrongly perceived by the opposition.

"There is no intention of eithe...