Briefing newspersons on the five projects, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said two defence airports in Bagdogra in West Bengal and Bihta near Patna in Bihar will be developed for greater civil aviation use. The Metro projects will be in Thane, Pune and Bengaluru.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the newly built Ayodhya Airport on December 30.
Efforts are on to improve air connectivity in the state. The construction of a new airport in Mandi district is also in the pipeline, said Jai Ram Thakur.
The state government has also made it clear that the land should be big enough so that it can have a 3-km runway to accommodate larger planes like Boeing 777. The indications are clear that the state is keen to develop an airport which will be big enough with facilities equal to the present airport.
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