SHIMLA, Nov. 21 -- THE Central Government has given green signal for the construction of an airport in Mandi district. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur disclosed this after meeting Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri at New Delhi.
The Chief Minister said that the upcoming airport in Mandi district will be constructed in the joint venture by the state government and the Airport Authority of India (AAI) for which the authority will prepare a detailed project report in a week, while the state government will hasten up the land acquisition process.
He discussed the expansion of airports in the state and requested for exploring possibilities of landing of A320 aircraft at Gaggal and ATR74 aircraft in Sh...