The State Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to upgrade the Jharsuguda air strip into a full-fledged airport, which will benefit the people of western Odisha as well as the industries coming up in the mineral rich Sundargarh district.
The Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik decided to hand over around 296.50 acre of land in two phases for upgradation of the airport. It is estimated that around `210 crore will be spent for the upgradation. The Government has already agreed to AAI’s request to provide `75 crore initially.
While around 118.75 acres, including 51.81 acres of government land, will be handed over in first phase without any premium, around 177.75 acres of land will be given in the second phase, Chief Secretary JK Mohapatra told reporters. While the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has already given its nod for flight operation from the Jharsuguda airport, the State Government will sign a MoU with AAI for upgradation of the airport. The draft MoU has been approved by the Cabinet.
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