AAI, Chhattisgarh Govt ink MoU to develop Raigarh airport
26 July 2013 11:50 PM GMT
Chhattisgarh govt and Airports Authority of India in the presence of Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for development of Raigarh Airport at the estimated cost of Rs. 280 crore.
Sunil Kumar chief secretary, D S Mishra additional chief secretary (finance), N Baijendra Kumar principal secretary and chairman NRDA, and other senior officials of state governmentand Airports Authority of India were also present.
AAI chairman V P Agrawal and Chhattisgarh government aviation secretary Subodh Kumar Singh signed the MOU. Raigarh airport will be the second airport for domestic flights in the state for which state government has provided 592 acres of land to AAI for construction.
The new airport will be constructed over an area of 592 acres in two phases . Chief minister Raman Singh reduced the tax on ATF from 5% to 1% on commencement of International flights from Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur.
Sunil Kumar chief secretary, D S Mishra additional chief secretary (finance), N Baijendra Kumar principal secretary and chairman NRDA, and other senior officials of state governmentand Airports Authority of India were also present.
AAI chairman V P Agrawal and Chhattisgarh government aviation secretary Subodh Kumar Singh signed the MOU. Raigarh airport will be the second airport for domestic flights in the state for which state government has provided 592 acres of land to AAI for construction.
The new airport will be constructed over an area of 592 acres in two phases . Chief minister Raman Singh reduced the tax on ATF from 5% to 1% on commencement of International flights from Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur.
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