Saturday, 11 September 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The State’s Tourism and Culture minister Satpal Maharaaz met the Union Civil Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in the national capital regarding the planned international airport in Uttarakhand.
The ministers discussed the topic of building an international airport in Haridwar in detail during the meet. Maharaaz also raised the issue of facilitating a double-engined helicopter for the cabinet ministers in Uttarakhand with the union minister.
According to official sources, the union minister told Maharaaz that he agreed with the points he had put up. He said that the state government should provide land in Haridwar at the earliest to the civil aviation department so that further action can be taken towards establishing an international airport there. Maharaaz also informed Scindia that the process of identifying land in Haridwar for the proposed international airport has already been started.
A committee has been formed and the task of identifying a land for the international airport has been started, he said. The committee has already surveyed various areas of Haridwar as part of its task of identifying land for the airport, added Maharaaz. He further said that considering the major scope for tourism in Uttarakhand, a large airport is essential to enable direct travel to Uttarakhand from different parts of the world. Such an airport should be able to facilitate the operation of wide bodied aircrafts like Airbus 380 and Boeing 777. This will not only enable foreigners to directly reach Uttarakhand for learning Yoga but also make travel more convenient for those undertaking the Char Dham Yatra.
Establishing an international airport in Haridwar will bring tourists from various countries and also boost employment in the state, he said, while adding that it is also essential to facilitate direct air link between Haridwar and various nations across the world.
